摘要 |
<p>The present invention relates to methods of synthesizing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially eicosapentaenoic acid, docosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, in recombinant cells such as yeast or plant cells. Also provided are recombinant cells or plants which produce long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a group of new enzymes which possess desaturase or elongase activity that can be used in methods of synthesizing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. In particular, the present invention provides c3 destaurases, A5 elongases and A6 desaturases with novel activities. Also provided are methods and DNA constructs for transiently and/or stably transforming cells, particularly plant cells, with multiple genes.</p> |
申请人 |
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATION |
发明人 |
PETRIE, JAMES ROBERTSON;MACKENZIE, ANNE MAREE;LIU, QING;SHRESTHA, PUSHKAR;NICHOLS, PETER DAVID;BLACKBURN, SUSAN IRENE ELLIS;MANSOUR, MAGED PETER;ROBERT, STANLEY SURESH;FRAMPTON, DION MATTHEW FREDERICK;ZHOU, XUE-RONG;SINGH, SURINDER PAL;WOOD, CRAIG CHRISTOPHER |