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BIOCHIMIE
Volume 86, Issue 11, Pages 785-792Publisher
ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2004.09.020
Keywords
polyunsaturated fatty acid; transgenic plants; desaturase; elongase; nutritional enhancement
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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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The nutritional importance of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) is now well-established, with these lipids playing roles in human development and the prevention of various diseases. In particular, n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids are protective against cardiovascular disease (CVD) and risks associated with metabolic syndrome. In view of the decline in marine fish stocks, which represent the predominant natural reserves of n-3 long chain polyunsaturates, alternative sources are urgently required. One approach may be to express the LC-PUFA-biosynthetic pathway in transgenic plants. Recent progress in validating this approach has now emerged, demonstrating the feasibility of using transgenic plants to synthesise these important human nutrients. (C) 2004 Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.
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