Method for producing arachidonic acid in transgenic organisms

摘要

The invention relates to a method for the production of arachidonic acid in transgenic organisms, especially in transgenic plants and yeasts. The invention also relates to DNA sequences coding for a protein with enzymatic activity of a Delta5-desaturase from Phytophthera megasperma. The invention further relates to transgenic plants and plant cell and transgenic yeasts containing a nucleic acid molecule comprising a DNA sequence according to the present invention and having, on the basis thereof, an enhanced arachidonic acid synthesis in comparison with wild-type cells. The invention also relates to harvest products and propagating material of transgenic plants.