Identification and Functional Analysis of Delta-9 Desaturase, a Key Enzyme in PUFA Synthesis, Isolated from the Oleaginous Diatom Fistulifera

• Masaki Muto,

  Affiliations Division of Biotechnology and Life Science, Institute of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan, JST, CREST, Sanbancho 5, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Chihiro Kubota,

  Affiliation Division of Biotechnology and Life Science, Institute of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan

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• Masayoshi Tanaka,

  Affiliations Division of Biotechnology and Life Science, Institute of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan, JST, CREST, Sanbancho 5, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Akira Satoh,

  Affiliations JST, CREST, Sanbancho 5, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, BT Development Group, Research and Development Section, Technology Center, Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd., Fukuroi, Shizuoka, Japan

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• Mitsufumi Matsumoto,

  Affiliations JST, CREST, Sanbancho 5, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Biotechnology Laboratory, Electric Power Development Co. Ltd., Yanagisaki-machi, Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyusyu, Japan

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• Tomoko Yoshino,

  Affiliation Division of Biotechnology and Life Science, Institute of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan

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• Tsuyoshi Tanaka

  * E-mail: tsuyo@cc.tuat.ac.jp

  Affiliations Division of Biotechnology and Life Science, Institute of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan, JST, CREST, Sanbancho 5, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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