Patent ID: 8373024

Claim:
An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence coding for a polypeptide with ω-3-desaturase activity selected from the group consisting of: a) the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, b) a nucleic acid sequence coding for a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, c) a nucleic acid sequence which, as the result of the degeneracy of the genetic code, can be derived from the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, d) a nucleic acid sequence having at least 95% sequence identity with the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and coding for a polypeptide with ω-3-desaturase activity, and e) a nucleic acid sequence coding for a polypeptide which has at least 95% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 and has ω-3-desaturase activity.