Clone and identification of bifunctional Δ12/Δ15 fatty acid desaturase LKFAD15 from Lipomyces kononenkoae

Food Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 573-576

  Yan, Zhang ^a,b   Zhuo, Liang ^a   Mulan, Jiang ^a   Xia, Wan ^a   Yangmin, Gon ^a   Yinbo, Zhang ^a   Fenghong, Huang ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

fatty acid desaturase; linoleic acid; Lipomyces kononenkoae; polyunsaturated fatty acid; linolenic acid

Indexed keywords

CLONING; GENES; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS;

ALPHA LINOLENIC ACIDS; DESATURASE; GENE DUPLICATIONS; INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT; LINOLENIC ACIDS; LIPOMYCES KONONENKOAE; OMEGA-6/OMEGA-3 RATIOS; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS;

LINOLEIC ACID;

LIPOMYCES; LIPOMYCES KONONENKOAE;

EID: 84876824510     PISSN: 12267708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10068-013-0116-7     Document Type: Article

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