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Cloning and Characterization of a Seed-Specific -3 Fatty Acid Desaturase cDNA from Perilla frutescens

Chung‐Han Chung, Junehyung Kim, Y.-C. Lee, Y.-L. Choi

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A cDNA encoding omega-3 fatty acid desaturase was isolated from developing perilla seeds and characterized. On the basis of its deduced amino acid sequence comparison, this cDNA was assumed to be a new isoform of microsomal omega-3 fatty acid desaturase gene. Accumulation of the mRNA for this cDNA showed seed-specific expression.

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A cDNA encoding omega-3 fatty acid desaturase was isolated from developing perilla seeds and characterized. On the basis of its deduced amino acid sequence comparison, this cDNA was assumed to be a new isoform of microsomal omega-3 fatty acid desaturase gene. Accumulation of the mRNA for this cDNA showed seed-specific expression.

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A cDNA encoding omega-3 fatty acid desaturase was isolated from developing perilla seeds and characterized. On the basis of its deduced amino acid sequence comparison, this cDNA was assumed to be a new isoform of microsomal omega-3 fatty acid desaturase gene. Accumulation of the mRNA for this cDNA showed seed-specific expression.

Key concepts: Perilla frutescens, Complementary DNA, Fatty acid desaturase, Perilla, Biochemistry, Gene isoform, Fatty acid, Molecular cloning

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