Molecular basis for differential elongation of omega-3 docosapentaenoic acid by the rat Elovl5 and Elovl2

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2851-2857

  Gregory, Melissa K ^a   Cleland, Leslie G ^a   James, Michael J ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chimera; Desaturase; Docosahexaenoic acid; Eicosapentaenoic acid; Elongase

Indexed keywords

CELL ENZYME; DOCOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; ELOVL2 PROTEIN; ELOVL5 PROTEIN; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; FISH; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RAT; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

CHIMERA; DESATURASE; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; ELONGASE;

ACETYLTRANSFERASES; AMINO ACID MOTIFS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; BIOCATALYSIS; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; KINETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; RATS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84884130494     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: 15397262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1194/jlr.M041368     Document Type: Article

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