Identification of the peroxisomal β-oxidation enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of docosahexaenoic acid

DHA (C22:6n-3) is an important PUFA implicated in a number of (patho)physiological processes. For a long time, the exact mechanism of DHA formation has remained unclear, but now it is known that it involves the production of tetracosahexaenoic acid (C24:6n-3) from dietary linolenic acid (C18:3n-3) v...

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Main Authors: Sacha Ferdinandusse, Simone Denis, Petra A.W. Mooijer, Zhongyi Zhang, Janardan K. Reddy, Arthur A. Spector, Ronald J.A. Wanders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2001-12-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520315273