basic FUNCTION
| involved in the biosynthesis of very long chain fatty acids and in the pathogenesis of macular degeneration |
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implicated in the elongation of long chain fatty acids, including docosahexanoic acid (DHA), which constitutes 50p100 of the fatty acids of the outer segment of the photoreceptor |
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elongase involved in the synthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids of the omega3 and omega6 series |
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is involved in the determination of embryonic lipid content and composition 33525659) |
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enzyme that elongates long chain fatty acids, with a marked preference for polyunsaturated molecules |
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it plays an essential role in the elongation of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, precursors for long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) |