TitleDatePubMed ID
The fatty acid desaturase 2 (FADS2) gene product catalyzes Δ4 desaturation to yield n-3 docosahexaenoic acid and n-6 docosapentaenoic acid in human cells.2015 Sep26065859
Docosahexaenoic acid biosynthesis via fatty acyl elongase and Δ4-desaturase and its modulation by dietary lipid level and fatty acid composition in a marine vertebrate.2015 May25660580
A cytochrome b5-containing plastid-located fatty acid desaturase from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.2012 Jul22562471
Isolation and characterization of genes from the marine microalga Pavlova salina encoding three front-end desaturases involved in docosahexaenoic acid biosynthesis.2007 Mar17291553
Functional characterization of front-end desaturases from trypanosomatids depicts the first polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic pathway from a parasitic protozoan.2006 Jan16403015
Fatty acid desaturases from the microalga Thalassiosira pseudonana.2005 Jul15978045
Identification of a very long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid Delta4-desaturase from the microalga Pavlova lutheri.2003 Oct 2314572666
Biosynthesis of docosahexaenoic acid in Euglena gracilis: biochemical and molecular evidence for the involvement of a Delta4-fatty acyl group desaturase.2003 Aug 1912911321
Identification of a Delta 4 fatty acid desaturase from Thraustochytrium sp. involved in the biosynthesis of docosahexanoic acid by heterologous expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Brassica juncea.2001 Aug 2411397798