Skip Navigation

This Article
Right arrow FREE Full Text (PDF) Freely available
Right arrow E-letters: Submit a response
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when E-letters are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My Personal Archive
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Disclaimer
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Sayanova, O.
Right arrow Articles by Napier, J.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow Articles by Sayanova, O.
Right arrow Articles by Napier, J.
Agricola
Right arrow Articles by Sayanova, O.
Right arrow Articles by Napier, J.
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us  
What's this?

Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol 50, 409-410, Copyright © 1999 by Oxford University Press

ARTICLES

Gene note. Characterization and expression of a fatty acid desaturase from Borago officinalis

O Sayanova, P Shewry and J Napier
Institute of Arable Crops Research-Long Ashton Research Station, Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Bristol, Long Ashton, Bristol BS41 9AF, UK; Corresponding author e-mail: jon.napier@bbsrc.ac.uk

A homologue of the FAD2 microsomal 12-fatty acid desaturase was isolated from borage (Borago officinalis), a species noted for the synthesis of unusual fatty acids. Expression of the borage FAD2 transcript was correlated with the levels of linoleic acid, and expression of this FAD2 homologue was highest in non-photosynthetic tissues.Key words: Borage, FAD2, fatty acid desaturase, linoleic acid
Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us    What's this?


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 J. Biol. Chem.Home page
O. Sayanova, R. Haslam, I. Guschina, D. Lloyd, W. W. Christie, J. L. Harwood, and J. A. Napier
A Bifunctional {Delta}12,{Delta}15-Desaturase from Acanthamoeba castellanii Directs the Synthesis of Highly Unusual n-1 Series Unsaturated Fatty Acids
J. Biol. Chem., December 1, 2006; 281(48): 36533 - 36541.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Disclaimer: Please note that abstracts for content published before 1996 were created through digital scanning and may therefore not exactly replicate the text of the original print issues. All efforts have been made to ensure accuracy, but the Publisher will not be held responsible for any remaining inaccuracies. If you require any further clarification, please contact our Customer Services Department.