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

摘要

The invention relates to a method for producing unsaturated or saturated fatty acids and to a method for producing oils and/or triglycerides with an increased content of unsaturated or saturated fatty acids. The invention also relates to nucleic acid sequences, to nucleic acid constructs and vectors and to organisms containing the nucleic acid sequences, nucleic acid constructs and/or vectors. In addition, the invention relates to fatty acid mixtures and triglycerides with an increased content of unsaturated fatty acids and to their use.