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Threonine 286 of fatty acid desaturase 7 is essential for ω-3 fatty acid desaturation in the green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

Omega-3 fatty acid desaturases catalyze the conversion of dienoic fatty acids (C18:2 and C16:2) into trienoic fatty acids (C18:3 and C16:3), accounting for more than 50% of the total fatty acids in higher plants and the green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Here, we describe a Thr residue locat...

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Autores principales: Lim, Jong-Min, Vikramathithan, Jayaraman, Hwangbo, Kwon, Ahn, Joon-Woo, Park, Youn-Il, Choi, Dong-Woog, Jeong, Won-Joong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4318421/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25699037
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00066