論文

国際誌
2021年1月5日

Characterization of ω3 fatty acid desaturases from oomycetes and their application toward eicosapentaenoic acid production in Mortierella alpina.

Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry
  • Brian K H Mo
  • ,
  • Akinori Ando
  • ,
  • Ryohei Nakatsuji
  • ,
  • Tomoyo Okuda
  • ,
  • Yuki Takemoto
  • ,
  • Hiroyuki Ikemoto
  • ,
  • Hiroshi Kikukawa
  • ,
  • Takaiku Sakamoto
  • ,
  • Eiji Sakuradani
  • ,
  • Jun Ogawa

記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1093/bbb/zbaa123

ω3 Polyunsaturated fatty acids are currently obtained mainly from fisheries; thus, sustainable alternative sources such as oleaginous microorganisms are required. Here, we describe the isolation, characterization, and application of 3 novel ω3 desaturases with ω3 polyunsaturated fatty acid-producing activity at ordinary temperatures (28 °C). First, we selected Pythium sulcatum and Plectospira myriandra after screening for oomycetes with high eicosapentaenoic acid/arachidonic acid ratios and isolated the genes psulω3 and pmd17, respectively, which encode ω3 desaturases. Subsequent characterization showed that PSULω3 exhibited ω3 desaturase activity on both C18 and C20 ω6 polyunsaturated fatty acids while PMD17 exhibited ω3 desaturase activity exclusively on C20 ω6 polyunsaturated fatty acids. Expression of psulω3 and pmd17 in the arachidonic acid-producer Mortierella alpina resulted in transformants that produced eicosapentaenoic acid/total fatty acid values of 38% and 40%, respectively, at ordinary temperatures. These ω3 desaturases should facilitate the construction of sustainable ω3 polyunsaturated fatty acid sources.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/bbb/zbaa123
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33728459
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1093/bbb/zbaa123
  • PubMed ID : 33728459

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