We have isolated the fatty acid biosynthetic (fab) gene cluster taking part in the synthesis of middle-chain fatty acids and a genomic segment which was homologous with the eicosapentaenoic acid-biosynthetic gene cluster from the docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)-producing bacterium Moritella marina strain MP-1. This segment was presumed to include the DHA-biosynthetic gene cluster of M. marina strain MP-1. When M. marina strain MP-1 was cultured in medium containing cerulenin, a fatty acid synthesis inhibitor, decreases in levels of middle-chain fatty acids and remarkable increases in levels of DHA were observed. These results suggest that the synthesis of middle-chain fatty acids works independently of the synthesis of DHA.
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Morita, N., Tanaka, M., & Okuyama, H. (2000). Biosynthesis of fatty acids in the docosahexaenoic acid-producing bacterium Moritella marina strain MP-1. In Biochemical Society Transactions (Vol. 28, pp. 943–945). Portland Press Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1042/bst0280943
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