Journal
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NUTRITION SOCIETY
Volume 64, Issue 3, Pages 387-393Publisher
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1079/PNS2005447
Keywords
desaturase; elongase; PUFA; transgenic plants; sustainability
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- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BBS/E/C/00004156] Funding Source: Medline
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BBS/E/C/00004156] Funding Source: researchfish
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There is now considerable evidence of the importance of n-3 long-chain PUFA in human health and development. At the same time, the marine fish stocks that serve as the primary sources of these fatty acids are threatened by continued over-exploitation. Thus, there is an urgent need to provide a sustainable alternative source of the n-3 long-chain PUFA normally found in fish oils. The possibility of using transgenic plants genetically engineered to synthesise these important fatty acids has recently been demonstrated. The approaches taken to realise this outcome will be discussed, as will their prospects for providing a sustainable resource for the future.
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