UNSATURATED FATTY ACID SYNTHASE GENE ORIGINATING IN MARCHANTIALES PLANT AND UTILIZATION OF THE SAME

摘要

A .DELTA.5 fatty acid desaturase gene, a .DELTA.6 fatty acid desaturase gene, and a .DELTA.6 fatty-acid-chain elongase gene are isolated from a single species of Marchantiales. By introducing these genes into higher plants, transformed plants which can produce arachidonic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) are obtained.