Journal
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF LIPID SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 117, Issue 9, Pages 1317-1324Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.201400452
Keywords
Aquaculture; GM plants; Omega-3; Plant biotechnology
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- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council of the U.K.
- BBSRC [BB/J00166X/1]
- BBSRC [BB/N004787/1, BBS/E/C/00005207, BB/J00166X/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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An alternative, sustainable source of omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids is widely recognized as desirable, helping to reduce pressure on current sources (wild capture fisheries) and providing a de novo source of these health beneficial fatty acids. This review will consider the efforts and progress to develop transgenic plants as terrestrial sources of omega-3 fish oils, focusing on recent developments and the possible explanations for advances in the field. We also consider the utility of such a source for use in aquaculture, since this industry is the major consumer of oceanic supplies of omega-3 fish oils. Given the importance of the aquaculture industry in meeting global requirements for healthy foodstuffs, an alternative source of omega-3 fish oils represents a potentially significant breakthrough for this production system. Transgenic Camelina seeds engineered to accumulate the omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA, represent a sustainable alternative to fish oils.
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