FATTY ACID DESATURASE GENE OBTAINED FROM POMEGRANATE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS

摘要

The invention relates to fatty acid desaturases obtained from pomegranate (Punica granata), to corresponding amino acid sequences and to polynucleotide sequences which code for the latter. The invention also relates to the use of the above for producing vectors and transgenic organisms and to a method for producing fatty acids.