Biosynthetic mechanism of very long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in Thraustochytrium sp. 26185[S]

Thraustochytrium, a unicellular marine protist, has been used as a commercial source of very long chain PUFAs (VLCPUFAs) such as DHA (22:6n-3). Our recent work indicates coexistence of a Δ4-desaturation-dependent pathway (aerobic) and a polyketide synthase-like PUFA synthase pathway (anaerobic) to s...

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Main Authors: Dauenpen Meesapyodsuk, Xiao Qiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-10-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520353943