Relief for fish stocks: oceanic fatty acids in transgenic oilseeds.
Three recent reports (Baoxiu Qi et al., Amine Abbadi et al. and Anthony J. Kinney et al.) describe the production of very long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in transgenic plants. This might lead to a sustainable source of these valuable fatty acids for use in human food and animal feed. At present they are mainly available via consumption of fish, which is a limited and endangered resource.
Domergue
Frédéric
F
University of Hamburg, Biozentrum Klein Flottbek, Ohnhorststr. 18, 22609 Hamburg, Germany. fredomergue@voila.fr
Abbadi
Amine
A
Heinz
Ernst
E
D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D005399:Fishes; D005502:Food; D006801:Humans; D010938:Plant Oils; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified / Q000502:physiology*; D012639:Seeds / Q000502:physiology*
D005227:Fatty Acids; D010938:Plant Oils