Preparation of functional group analogs of unsaturated fatty acids and their effects on the circadian rhythm of a fatty-acid-deficient mutant of Neurospora crassa.

doi:10.1016/0009-3084(85)90017-9

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Preparation of functional group analogs of unsaturated fatty acids and their effects on the circadian rhythm of a fatty-acid-deficient mutant of Neurospora crassa.

Chemistry and physics of lipids - 1 Jan 2000

Mattern D L

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Functional group analogs of oleic, linoleic and linolenic acids were prepared by coverting their double bonds to dibromo, cyclopropyl, epoxy, methoxy, and, in the case of oleic acid, hydroxy groups. These compounds were supplemented to the bd csp cel strain of the mold Neurospora crassa. The cel...

Topics

Chemical Phenomena
Chemistry
Circadian Rhythm
Fatty Acids
Fatty Acids, Unsaturated
Mutation
Neurospora
Neurospora crassa

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