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Elongation of C16:0 to C18:0 fatty acids in methylotrophic yeast Hansenula polymorpha CBS 1976 and fatty acid auxotrophic mutants.
FEMS microbiology letters - 15 Aug 2004
Wongsumpanchai Wanida, Anamnart Sarintip, Laoteng Kobkul, Petsom Amorn
Abstract excerpt
Fatty acid elongation defective mutant was isolated from the ethyl methanesulfonate treated Hansenula polymorpha based on the growth ability. Using biochemical and genetic approaches, the mutant was characterized. When compared with the fatty acid phenotype of the parental strain, the differences in profile and content of fatty acids in V1 mutant were found. In this V1 mutant, polyunsaturated fatty acids,...
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