Delta-8 desaturation activity varies among fatty acyl desaturases of teleost fish: High activity in delta-6 desaturases of marine species

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 206-213

  Monroig, Óscar ^a   Li, Yuanyou ^b   Tocher, Douglas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b SHANTOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Delta 6; Delta 8; Fatty acyl desaturase; Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis; Teleost fish

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DESATURASE; LINOLEOYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; LONG CHAIN POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FATTY ACID DESATURATION; FISH; HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBITFISH; TELEOST; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO; MAMMALIA; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79958847618     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: 18791107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2011.04.007     Document Type: Article

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