Patent ID: 7714185

Claim:
A process for the production of one or more C 16 -, C 18 -, and/or C 20 -polyunsaturated fatty acids in a transgenic organism comprising: a) introducing at least one nucleic acid sequence encoding a Δ-9-elongase into an organism, wherein said Δ-9-elongase comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, b) introducing at least one second nucleic acid sequence encoding a Δ-8-desaturase, wherein the Δ-8-desaturase comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, c) introducing at least one third nucleic acid sequence encoding a Δ-5-desaturase, wherein the Δ-5-desaturase comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6, and d) cultivating and harvesting said organism, wherein said organism is a plant or a microorganism.