FAD4, FAD5, FAD5-2, AND FAD6, NOVEL FATTY ACID DESATURASE FAMILY MEMBERS AND USES THEREOF

摘要

The invention provides isolated nucleic acid molecules which encode novel fatty acid desaturase family members. The invention also provides recombinan t expression vectors containing desaturase nucleic acid molecules, host cells into which the expression vectors have been introduced, and methods for larg e- scale production of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs), e.g., DHA.