De novo biosynthesis of linoleic acid is widespread in parasitic wasps

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-454737
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.45473

Broschwitz, Bastian ; Prager, Lorena ; Pokorny, Tamara

; Ruther, Joachim

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Abstract

Linoleic acid (C18:2∆9,12, LA) is an important metabolite with numerous essential functions for growth, health, and reproduction of organisms. It has long been assumed that animals lack ∆12‐desaturases, the enzymes needed to produce LA from oleic acid (C18:1∆9, OA). There is, however, increasing evidence that this is not generally true for invertebrates. In the insect order Hymenoptera, LA ...