Transgenic biosynthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids: a sustainable biochemical engineering approach for making essential fatty acids in plants and animals

Chem Rev. 2013 May 8;113(5):3799-814. doi: 10.1021/cr300007p. Epub 2013 Feb 19.

Authors

Jingjing Jiao¹, Yu Zhang

Affiliation

¹ Chronic Disease Research Institute, Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.

PMID: 23421688
DOI: 10.1021/cr300007p

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Biotechnology / methods*
Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / genetics*
Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / metabolism*
Humans
Metabolic Networks and Pathways
Organisms, Genetically Modified / genetics*
Organisms, Genetically Modified / metabolism
Transgenes

Substances

Fatty Acids, Unsaturated