MUKERJI PRADIP;THURMOND JENNIFER;HUANG YUNG-SHENG;DAS TAPAS;LEONARD AMANDA EUN-YEONG;PEREIRA SUZETTE L.
发明人:
MUKERJI PRADIP,THURMOND JENNIFER,HUANG YUNG-SHENG,DAS TAPAS,LEONARD AMANDA EUN-YEONG,PEREIRA SUZETTE L.
申请号：
US20040913226
公开号：
US2005005328(A1)
申请日:
2004.08.06
申请国别(地区):
美国
年份:
2005
代理人:
摘要：
The subject invention relates to the identification of genes involved in the desaturation of polyunsaturated fatty acids at carbon 4 (i.e., "Delta4-desaturase"). In particular, Delta4-desaturase may be utilized, for example, in the conversion of adrenic acid to omega6-docosapentaenoic acid and in the conversion of omega3-docosapentaenoic acid to docosahexaenoic acid. The polyunsaturated fatty acids produced by use of the enzyme may be added to pharmaceutical compositions, nutritional compositions, animal feeds, as well as other products such as cosmetics.
