The Generation of Transgenic Mice with Fat1 and Fad2 Genes that have their own Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Biosynthetic Pathway

The Generation of Transgenic Mice with Fat1 and Fad2 Genes that have their own Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Biosynthetic Pathway

Background: Microorganisms and higher plants possess their own omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFAs) biosynthetic pathways. The n-6 fatty acid desaturase gene fad-2 codes for the n-6 desaturase enzyme that coverts oleic acid (OA 18:1 n-9) into linoleic acid (LA 18:2 n-6). The n-3 fa...

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Main Authors: Yue Chen, Mei Mei, Peng Zhang, Kuiying Ma, Guangqi Song, Xin Ma, Tianchuang Zhao, Bo Tang, Hongsheng Ouyang, Guangpeng Li, Ziyi Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cell Physiol Biochem Press GmbH & Co KG 2013-08-01
Series:Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry
Subjects:
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs)
Omega-3 PUFAs
Omega-6 PUFAs
Fat-1
Fad-2
Transgenic mice
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