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Activity, Expression, and Substrate Preference of the Δ(6)-Desaturase in Slow- or Fast-Growing Rabbit Genotypes.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry - 3 Feb 2016
Castellini Cesare, Dal Bosco Alessandro, Mattioli Simona, Davidescu Magdalena, Corazzi Lanfranco, Macchioni Lara, Rimoldi Simona, Terova Genciana
Abstract excerpt
In the present paper liver fatty acid Δ(6) desaturation (fads2) activity was analyzed in two rabbit strains with slow- (S, 27.5 g/day) or fast-growing (F, 48.5 g/day) rate. The fatty acid profile of the liver showed a different PUFA profile in the two strains with a lower n-6/n-3 ratio in the S rabbits. The expression of fads2 was 2-fold higher in S than in F rabbits, whereas enzyme activity was higher in F and...
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