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Expression of Δ-desaturase Gene in a Recombinant Pichia pastoris GS115 Strain and Its Activity

재조합 Pichia pastoris GS115에서 Δ-desaturase의 발현과 그 활성

  • Bae, Kyung-Dong (Biological Engineering Dept., College of Engineering, Inha University)
  • 배경동 (인하대학교 생물공학과/베르나바이오텍코리아 백신연구소)
  • Received : 2011.12.08
  • Accepted : 2011.12.20
  • Published : 2011.12.31
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Abstract

It has been known that Δ-desaturase (TAD5) in the biosynthetic pathway of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids of Thraustochytrium aureumis responsible for the conversion of di-homo-${\gamma}$-linolenic acid (C20：4) into arachidonic acid (C20：4). The genetic sequence analysis on TAD5 of Thraustochytrium aureum ATCC34304 used in this study showed that it has two amino acid changes when compared to that of Thraustochytrium aureum TAD5 first reported in 2003. Accordingly, Thraustochytrium aureum ATCC34304 TAD5 was named TAD5_1. TAD5_1-inserted methylotropic Pichia pastoris was prepared and then cultured with a precursor fatty acid, di-homo-${\gamma}$-linolenic acid. GC analysis confirmed that a certain amount of the precursor fatty acid was converted into arachidonic acid. In this study, not only a recombinant Pichia pastoris with the typical activity of ${\Delta}5$-desaturase which plays an essential role in the biosynthesis of LCPUFAs was successfully made but also the preparationpotential of a recombinant Pichia pastoris strain which may synthesize eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) that are important in maintaining and improving human's brain function was proposed.

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