Retention of fatty acyl desaturase 1 (fads1) in Elopomorpha and Cyclostomata provides novel insights into the evolution of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in vertebrates
Background Provision of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) in vertebrates occurs through the diet or via endogenous production from C18 precursors through consecutive elongations and desaturations. It has been postulated that the abundance of LC-PUFA in the marine environment has remar...
Published in: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1893/28256 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-018-1271-5 http://dspace.stir.ac.uk/bitstream/1893/28256/1/LopezMarquesRetentionOfFattyAcylDesaturase.pdf |