A review on fatty acid desaturases of psycrophilic bacteria and unsaturated fatty acids

• Main Authors: Garba, Lawal, Mohamad Ali, Mohd Shukuri, Oslan, Siti Nurbaya, Raja Abdul Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Halal Products Research Institute, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60513/1/M11.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60513/

Fatty acid desaturase enzymes function in the introduction of a double bond into fatty acyl chains to produce unsaturated fatty acids. Unsaturated fatty acids play significant role in maintaining the right structure and functioning of biological membranes of all organisms. Psychrophilic bacteria sur...