Identification and Functional Characterization of the 2-Hydroxy Fatty N-Acyl-Δ3(E)-desaturase from Fusarium graminearum

• Published in: The Journal of biological chemistry Vol. 283; no. 52; pp. 36734 - 36742
• Main Authors: Zaüner, Simone, Zähringer, Ulrich, Lindner, Buko, Warnecke, Dirk, Sperling, Petra
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 26.12.2008; American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Δ3(E)-Unsaturated fatty acids are characteristic components of glycosylceramides from some fungi, including also human- and plant-pathogenic species. The function and genetic basis for this unsaturation is unknown. For Fusarium graminearum, which is pathogenic to grasses and cereals, we could show t...