An alternative pathway for the effective production of the omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturates EPA and ETA in transgenic oilseeds

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1264-1275

  Ruiz Lopez, Noemi ^a,b   Haslam, Richard P ^a   Usher, Sarah ^a   Napier, Johnathan A ^a   Sayanova, Olga ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO DE LA GRASA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Camelina; Lipids; Metabolic engineering; Omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LIPID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRASSICACEAE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; BRASSICACEAE; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; LIPIDS; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

EID: 84955204915     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12328     Document Type: Article

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