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delta-5 fatty acid desaturase

Known as: delta 5 desaturase, delta-5-FADase, fatty acid delta-5-desaturase 
National Institutes of Health

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Fatty Acid Desaturases

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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Delta 5 fatty acid desaturase upregulates the synthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids in the marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum.
Microalgae are important primary producers in the marine ecosystem and excellent sources of lipids and other bioactive compounds… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Dietary fat and insulin action in humans
  • B. Vessby
  • British Journal of Nutrition
  • 2000
  • Corpus ID: 1450696
A high intake of fat may increase the risk of obesity. Obesity, especially abdominal obesity, is an important determinant of the… 
1996
1996
Inhibitory effects of alkyl gallate and its derivatives on fatty acid desaturation.
Alkyl gallate, which is known as an antioxidant, intensively inhibited delta 5 and delta 6 desaturation in both rat liver… 
1995
1995
Modulation in delta 9, delta 6, and delta 5 fatty acid desaturase activity in the human intestinal CaCo-2 cell line.
We report the influence of media lipids, growth in lipid-poor medium, and cell differentiation on delta 9, delta 6, and delta 5… 
1994
1994
Liver delta 5 and delta 6 desaturase activity differs among laboratory rat strains.
This study was designed to examine the variations among rat strains in hepatic fatty acid desaturase activities and to determine… 
1993
1993
Age-related changes in delta 6 and delta 5 desaturase activities in rat liver microsomes.
Age-related changes in delta 6 desaturation of [1-14C]alpha-linolenic acid and [1-14C]linoleic acid and in delta 5 desaturation… 
1990
1990
Microsomal delta 9, delta 6 and delta 5 desaturase activities and liver membrane fatty acid profiles in alcohol-fed rats.
In experimentally produced alcoholic fatty liver microsomal fatty acid composition was measured using gas chromatography. The… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Direct in vivo characterization of delta 5 desaturase activity in humans by deuterium labeling: effect of insulin.
The conversion of dihomogamma linolenic acid (DHLA) into arachidonic acid (AA) was compared in normal subjects and diabetic… 
1989
1989
Delta 6 and delta 5 desaturase activities in liver from obese Zucker rats at different ages.
delta 6 Desaturation of linoleic acid (18:2 n-6) and delta 5 desaturation of dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid (20:3 n-6) were measured… 
1984
1984
Arachidonate synthesis and uptake in isolated guinea-pig megakaryocytes and platelets.
Arachidonic acid (20:4) synthesis and uptake were studied in guinea-pig megakaryocytes and platelets. Isolated megakaryocytes and… 
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