Isolation of a Δ6-desaturase gene from t
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Avutu S. Reddy; Michael L. Nuccio; Lisa M. Gross; Terry L. Thomas
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Article
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1993
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Springer
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English
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The enzyme A6-desaturase is responsible for the conversion of linoleic acid (18:2) to 7-1inolenic acid (18:37). A cyanobacterial gene encoding A6-desaturase was cloned by expression of a Synechocystis genomic cosmid library in Anabaena, a cyanobacterium lacking A6-desaturase. Expression of the Synec