Inventory of Fatty Acid Desaturases in the Pennate Diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum

Inventory of Fatty Acid Desaturases in the Pennate Diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum

The diatom Phaeodactylum is rich in very long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). Fatty acid (FA) synthesis, elongation, and desaturation have been studied in depth in plants including Arabidopsis, but for secondary endosymbionts the full picture remains unclear. FAs are synthesized up to a c...

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Main Authors: Lina-Juana Dolch, Eric Maréchal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-03-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
Arabidopsis
phaeodactylum
diatoms
fatty acid
desaturase
lipid
EPA
front-end desaturase
polyunsaturated fatty acids
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/13/3/1317

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