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SUBMITTER: Usher S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5529437 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Usher Sarah S Han Lihua L Haslam Richard P RP Michaelson Louise V LV Sturtevant Drew D Aziz Mina M Chapman Kent D KD Sayanova Olga O Napier Johnathan A JA
Scientific reports 20170726 1
There is considerable interest in the de novo production of omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), not least of all given the importance of these fatty acids in both aquaculture and human nutrition. Previously we have demonstrated the feasibility of using metabolic engineering in transgenic plants (Camelina sativa) to modify the seed oil composition to now include EPA and/or DHA. In this study, we further tailored the se ...[more]