Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31172389);the Special Project of Marine Renewable Energy from the State Oceanic Administration(No.SHME2011SW02);the Shanghai Universities Peak Discipline Project of Aquaculture
It is suggested that Δ6 fatty acid desaturase(FAD) plays a critical role in the biosynthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids in plants and microalgae. But why does it adapt to the changed environments such as nitrogen...