Species

Strain no. / name

Risk Group

Any risk to humans?

E. coli K 12

DH5α

1

E. coli K-12 is considered as having no or low individual and community risk. It is unlikely to cause human or animal disease.

Part number

Source of the physical DNA

What species does this part originally come from ?

Risk Group

The function of the parts

BBa_K1472601 ('TesA)

City University of Hong Kong

Escherichia coli K 12

1

A protein that catalyzes the conversion of fatty acyl-ACP (acyl carrier protein) or fatty acyl-CoA to free fatty acids

BBa_K1472606 (FadD & FadL)

City University of Hong Kong

Escherichia coli K 12

1

A TetR repressible construct encoding the FadD and FadL intermembrane proteins.
FadD: an intermembrane protein transport long chain fatty acid through the outer membrane into the cell.
FadL: an intermembrane protein converting long chain fatty acid into long chain acyl-CoA and transporting it through the inner membrane into the cell.

BBa_K??????

Life Technologies Limited

Synechocystis sp. PCC6803

1

A DNA construct containing △9 desaturase, △12 desaturase and △15 desaturase that work together to convert saturated fatty acid into ALA