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Microbial synthesis of trans isomer of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) from the chemically synthesized trans isomer of linolenic acid by a delta12 desaturase-defective mutant of Mortierella alpina 1S-4.
Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry - 1 May 2003
Shirasaka Norifumi, Miyamoto Shigenori, Murakami Tetsuo, Yoshizumi Hajime, Shimizu Sakayu
Abstract excerpt
The mono trans geometrical isomer of eicosapentaenoic acid, 5c,8c,11c,14c,17t-eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5delta5c,8c,11c,14c,17t), was synthesized by fatty acid microbial conversion using a delta12-desaturase defective mutant of an arachidonic acid (AA)-producing fungus, Mortierella alpina 1S-4. T...
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