Transcriptome analysis reveals that up-regulation of the fatty acid synthase gene promotes the accumulation of docosahexaenoic acid in Schizochytrium sp. S056 when glycerol is used

Algal Research

Volumn 15, Issue , 2016, Pages 83-92

  Chen, Wei ^a,b,c   Zhou, Peng peng ^a,b,c   Zhang, Meng ^a,b   Zhu, Yuan min ^a,b,c   Wang, Xiao peng ^a,b,c   Luo, Xin an ^a,b,c   Bao, Zhen dong ^a   Yu, Long jiang ^a,b,c  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^c Wuhan Institute of Biotechnology   (China)

Author keywords

Acetyl CoA; Docosahexaenoic acid; Fatty acid synthase; Glycerol; Schizochytrium sp.; Transcriptome analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959360688     PISSN: 22119264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2016.02.007     Document Type: Article

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