Two alternative pathways for docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n-3) biosynthesis are widespread among teleost fish

Abstract Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) plays important physiological roles in vertebrates. Studies in rats and rainbow trout confirmed that DHA biosynthesis proceeds through the so-called “Sprecher pathway”, a biosynthetic process requiring a Δ6 desaturation of 24:5n−3 to 24:6n−3. Alternatively, some t...

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Main Authors: Angela Oboh, Naoki Kabeya, Greta Carmona-Antoñanzas, L. Filipe C. Castro, James R. Dick, Douglas R. Tocher, Oscar Monroig
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/4b7c9999bf064acdb0e22a359862f85d
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