[HTML][HTML] Desaturases and elongases involved in long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in aquatic animals: From genes to functions

Ó Monroig, AC Shu-Chien, N Kabeya, DR Tocher… - Progress in lipid …, 2022 - Elsevier
Marine ecosystems are rich in “omega-3” long-chain (C 20-24) polyunsaturated fatty acids
(LC-PUFA). Their production has been historically accepted to derive mostly from marine …

Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in chordates: Insights into the evolution of Fads and Elovl gene repertoire

LFC Castro, DR Tocher, O Monroig - Progress in lipid research, 2016 - Elsevier
Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) are major components of complex lipid
molecules and are also involved in numerous critical biological processes. Studies …

Omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and aquaculture in perspective

DR Tocher - Aquaculture, 2015 - Elsevier
In the 40 years since the essentiality of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in fish was first
established by determining quantitative requirements for 18: 3n− 3 and 18: 2n− 6 in rainbow …

Regulation of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in teleost fish

D Xie, C Chen, Y Dong, C You, S Wang… - Progress in Lipid …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Omega-3 (n-3) long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA, C 20-24),
including eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20: 5n-3) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22: 6n …

Biosynthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids in marine invertebrates: recent advances in molecular mechanisms

Ó Monroig, DR Tocher, JC Navarro - Marine drugs, 2013 - mdpi.com
Virtually all polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) originate from primary producers but can be
modified by bioconversions as they pass up the food chain in a process termed trophic …

The effects of replacing fishmeal by Chlorella vulgaris and fish oil by Schizochytrium sp. and Microchloropsis gaditana blend on growth performance, feed efficiency …

IT Karapanagiotidis, MN Metsoviti, EZ Gkalogianni… - Aquaculture, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study evaluated the effects of replacing fishmeal protein by Chlorella vulgaris
meal and fish oil by a blend of Schizochytrium sp. and Microchloropsis gaditana on growth …

Desaturases and elongases involved in polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in aquatic invertebrates: a comprehensive review

Ó Monroig, N Kabeya - Fisheries Science, 2018 - Springer
Invertebrates represent a large proportion of the biomass in aquatic ecosystems, particularly
in the ocean. In recent years, invertebrates have been well-consolidated models in …

[HTML][HTML] Two alternative pathways for docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22: 6n-3) biosynthesis are widespread among teleost fish

A Oboh, N Kabeya, G Carmona-Antoñanzas… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) plays important physiological roles in vertebrates. Studies in
rats and rainbow trout confirmed that DHA biosynthesis proceeds through the so-called …

A dose-response study with omega-3 rich canola oil as a novel source of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in feed for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in seawater; effects on …

B Ruyter, M Bou, GM Berge, T Mørkøre, NH Sissener… - Aquaculture, 2022 - Elsevier
Long-chain omega-3 rich oils from crops genetically modified with algal genes are a
promising new source of the omega-3 fatty acid DHA (docosahexaenoic acid; 22: 6n-3) in …

Functional Desaturase Fads1 (Δ5) and Fads2 (Δ6) Orthologues Evolved before the Origin of Jawed Vertebrates

LFC Castro, O Monroig, MJ Leaver, J Wilson, I Cunha… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) such as arachidonic (ARA),
eicosapentaenoic (EPA) and docosahexaenoic (DHA) acids are essential components of …