Table 3 Fatty acid contents in yeast INVSc1 with or without expressed TmELOs. Results are means ± SE (n = 4).

From: Functional Characterization of Two Elongases of Very Long-Chain Fatty Acid from Tenebrio molitor L. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Fatty acid

Control(%)

TmELO1(%)

TmELO2(%)

C14:0

1.52 ± 0.04

2.12 ± 0.01*

2.03 ± 0.04*

C14:1

0.44 ± 0.00

0.79 ± 0.01*

0.55 ± 0.01*

C16:0

19.52 ± 0.15

20.04 ± 0.13

21.58 ± 0.33*

C16:1

41.65 ± 0.05

44.13 ± 0.19*

44.13 ± 0.23*

C18:0

8.28 ± 0.11

7.75 ± 0.17

9.46 ± 0.38

C18:1

28.38 ± 0.20

23.22 ± 0.16*

22.12 ± 0.43*

C20:0

n.d.

1.82 ± 0.03*

n.d.

C22:0

n.d.

Trace

n.d.

C24:0

n.d.

Trace

n.d.

  1. *Values for contents of fatty acids in yeast transformed with TmELO1 or TmELO2 are significantly different from control as determined by the Student t test (P < 0.05). Trace, FA was detected at low levels, but not in all samples.
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