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- Title
From alpha to omega-producing essential fatty acids in plants.
- Authors
Green, Allan G.
- Abstract
According to the study production of essential oils in Arabidopsis thaliana suggests transgenic plants could become a dietary source of long-chain polyunsaturated fats normally obtained only from fish. Long-chain (LC) polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUPAs) are vital for human health. Until now, fish and other marine oils have been the only dietary source of LCPUPAs. To attain nutritionally adequate levels of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, it is usually necessary to also obtain these directly in the diet through consumption of fish and other marine oils. For several reasons, present reliance on marine products as the only sources of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid is highly undesirable.
- Subjects
ARABIDOPSIS thaliana; TRANSGENIC plants; UNSATURATED fatty acids; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC acid; EICOSAPENTAENOIC acid; FISHES
- Publication
Nature Biotechnology, 2004, Vol 22, Issue 6, p680
- ISSN
1087-0156
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/nbt0604-680