Betancor, M. B., Li, K., Bucerzan, V. S., Sprague, M., Sayanova, O. V., Usher, S. L., Han, L., Norambuena, F., Torrissen, O., Napier, J. A., Tocher, D. R. and Olsen, R. E. 2018. Oil from transgenic Camelina sativa containing over 25 % n-3 long-chain PUFA as the major lipid source in feed for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). British Journal Of Nutrition. 119 (12), pp. 1378-1392.
Rengel, R., Smith, R. T., Haslam, R. P., Sayanova, O. V., Vila, M. and Leon, R. 2018. Overexpression of acetyl-CoA synthetase (ACS) enhances the biosynthesis of neutral lipids and starch in the green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts. 31, pp. 183-193.
Betancor, M. B., Li, K., Sprague, M., Bardal, T., Sayanova, O. V., Usher, S., Han, L., Måsøval, K., Torrissen, O., Napier, J. A., Tocher, D. R. and Olsen, R. E. 2017. An oil containing EPA and DHA from transgenic Camelina sativa to replace marine fish oil in feeds for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.): Effects on intestinal transcriptome, histology, tissue fatty acid profiles and plasma biochemistry. PLOS ONE. 12 (4), p. e0175415.
Degraeve-Guilbault, C., Brehelin, C., Haslam, R. P., Sayanova, O. V., Glawdys, M-L., Jouhet, J. and Corellou, F. 2017. Glycerolipidome peculiarities of the smallest green picoeukaryote Ostreococcus tauri. Plant Physiology. 173 (4), pp. 2060-2080.
Dolch, L-J., Rak, C., Perin, G., Tourcier, G., Broughton, R., Leterrier, M., Morosinotto, T., Tellier, F., Faure, J-D., Falconet, D., Jouhet, J., Sayanova, O. V., Beaudoin, F. and Maréchal, E. 2017. A Palmitic Acid Elongase Affects Eicosapentaenoic Acid and Plastidial Monogalactosyldiacylglycerol Levels in Nannochloropsis. Plant Physiology. 173 (1), pp. 742-759.
Usher, S., Han, L., Haslam, R. P., Michaelson, L. V., Sturtevant, D., Aziz, M., Chapman, K. D., Sayanova, O. V. and Napier, J. A. 2017. Tailoring seed oil composition in the real world: optimising omega -3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid accumulation in transgenic Camelina sativa. Scientific Reports. 7 (1), p. 6570.
Sayanova, O. V., Mimouni, V., Ulmann, L., Morant-Manceau, A., Pasquet, V., Schoefs, B. and Napier, J. A. 2017. Modulation of lipid biosynthesis by stress in diatoms. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B-Biological Sciences. 372 (1728), pp. 1-14.
Degraeve-Guilbault, C., Brehelin, C., Haslam, R. P., Sayanova, O. V., Marie-Luce, G., Jouhet, J. and Corellou, F. 2017. Glycerolipid characterization and nutrient deprivation-associated changes in the green picoalga Ostreococcus tauri. Plant Physiology. 173 (4), pp. 2060-2080.
Hamilton, M. L., Powers, S., Napier, J. A. and Sayanova, O. V. 2016. Heterotrophic Production of Omega-3 Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids by Trophically Converted Marine Diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Marine Drugs. 14 (3).
Betancor, M. B., Sprague, M., Sayanova, O. V., Usher, S., Metochis, C., Campbell, P. J., Napier, J. A. and Tocher, D. R. 2016. Nutritional Evaluation of an EPA-DHA Oil from Transgenic Camelina sativa in Feeds for Post-Smolt Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar L.). PLOS ONE. 11 (7).
Betancor, M. B., Sprague, M., Montero, D., Usher, S., Sayanova, O. V., Campbell, P. J., Napier, J. A., Caballero, M. J., Izquierdo, M. and Tocher, D. R. 2016. Replacement of Marine Fish Oil with de novo Omega-3 Oils from Transgenic Camelina sativa in Feeds for Gilthead Sea Bream (Sparus aurata L.). Lipids. 51 (10), pp. 1171-1191.
Tejera, N., Vauzour, D., Betancor, M. B., Sayanova, O. V., Usher, S., Cochard, M., Rigby, N., Ruiz-Lopez, N., Menoyo, D., Tocher, D. R., Napier, J. A. and Minihane, A. M. 2016. A transgenic Camelina sativa seed oil effectively replaces fish oil as a dietary source of eicosapentaenoic acid in mice. Journal of Nutrition. 146 (2), pp. 227-235.
Popko, J., Herrfurth, C., Feussner, K., Ischebeck, T., Iven, T., Haslam, R. P., Hamilton, M. L., Sayanova, O. V., Napier, J. A., Khozin-Goldberg, I. and Feussner, I. 2016. Metabolome analysis reveals betaine lipids as major source for triglyceride formation, and the accumulation of sedoheptulose during nitrogen-starvation of Phaeodactylum tricornutum. PLOS ONE. 11 (10), p. e0164674.
Haslam, R. P., Sayanova, O. V., Kim, H. J., Cahoon, E. B. and Napier, J. A. 2016. Synthetic redesign of plant lipid metabolism. Plant Journal. 87 (1), pp. 76-86.
Hamilton, M. L., Haslam, R. P., Sayanova, O. V. and Napier, J. A. 2015. Metabolic engineering of diatoms for the enhanced production of high value lipids. Sixth European Phycological Congress, 23-28 August 2015, London, UK. Taylor & Francis. pp. 38
Hamilton, M. L., Warwick, J., Terry, A., Allen, M. J., Napier, J. A. and Sayanova, O. V. 2015. Towards the industrial production of omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids from a genetically modified diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. PLOS ONE. 10, p. e0144054.
Usher, S. L., Haslam, R. P., Ruiz-Lopez, N., Sayanova, O. V. and Napier, J. A. 2015. Field trial evaluation of the accumulation of omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in transgenic Camelina sativa: making fish oil substitutes in plants. Metabolic Engineering Communications. 2, pp. 93-98.
Napier, J. A., Usher, S. L., Haslam, R. P., Ruiz-Lopez, N. and Sayanova, O. V. 2015. Transgenic plants as a sustainable, terrestrial source of fish oils. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology. 117 (9), pp. 1317-1324.
Ruiz-Lopez, N., Haslam, R. P., Usher, S. L., Napier, J. A. and Sayanova, O. V. 2015. An alternative pathway for the effective production of the omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturates EPA and ETA in transgenic oilseeds. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 13 (9), pp. 1264-1275.
Betancor, M. B., Sprague, M., Usher, S. L., Sayanova, O. V., Campbell, P. J., Napier, J. A. and Tocher, D. R. 2015. A nutritionally-enhanced oil from transgenic Camelina sativa effectively replaces fish oil as a source of eicosapentaenoic acid for fish. Scientific Reports. 5, p. 8104.
Betancor, M. B., Sprague, M., Sayanova, O. V., Usher, S. L., Campbell, P. J., Napier, J. A., Caballero, M. J. and Tocher, D. R. 2015. Evaluation of a high-EPA oil from transgenic Camelina sativa in feeds for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.): effects on tissue fatty acid composition, histology and gene expression. Aquaculture. 444, pp. 1-12.
Ruiz-Lopez, N., Usher, S. L., Sayanova, O. V., Napier, J. A. and Haslam, R. P. 2015. Modifying the lipid content and composition of plant seeds: engineering the production of LC-PUFA. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 99, pp. 143-154.
Beaudoin, F., Sayanova, O. V., Haslam, R. P., Bancroft, I. and Napier, J. A. 2014. Oleaginous crops as integrated production platforms for food, feed, fuel and renewable industrial feedstock. OCL - Oilseeds and Fats, Crops and Lipids. 21 (6), p. D606.
Ruiz-Lopez, N., Haslam, R. P., Napier, J. A. and Sayanova, O. V. 2014. Successful high-level accumulation of fish oil omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in a transgenic oilseed crop. Plant Journal. 77 (2), pp. 198-208.
Hamilton, M. L., Haslam, R. P., Napier, J. A. and Sayanova, O. V. 2014. Metabolic engineering of Phaeodactylum tricornutum for the enhanced accumulation of omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. Metabolic Engineering. 22, pp. 3-9.
Vaezi, R., Napier, J. A. and Sayanova, O. V. 2013. Identification and functional characterization of genes encoding omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic activities from unicellular microalgae. Marine Drugs. 11, pp. 5116-5129.
Ruiz-Lopez, N., Haslam, R. P., Usher, S. L., Napier, J. A. and Sayanova, O. V. 2013. Reconstitution of EPA and DHA biosynthesis in Arabidopsis: iterative metabolic engineering for the synthesis of n-3 LC-PUFAs in transgenic plants. Metabolic Engineering. 17, pp. 30-41.
Haslam, R. P., Ruiz-Lopez, N., Eastmond, P. J., Moloney, M., Sayanova, O. V. and Napier, J. A. 2013. The modification of plant oil composition via metabolic engineering - better nutrition by design. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 11 (2), pp. 157-168.
Ruiz-Lopez, N., Sayanova, O. V., Napier, J. A. and Haslam, R. P. 2012. Metabolic engineering of the omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic pathway into transgenic plants. Journal of Experimental Botany. 63, pp. 2397-2410.
Ruiz-Lopez, N., Haslam, R. P., Venegas-Caleron, M., Li, T., Bauer, J., Napier, J. A. and Sayanova, O. V. 2012. Enhancing the accumulation of omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana via iterative metabolic engineering and genetic crossing. Transgenic Research. 21, pp. 1233-1243.
Sayanova, O. V., Ruiz-Lopez, N., Haslam, R. P. and Napier, J. A. 2012. The role of delta6-desaturase acyl-carrier specificity in the efficient synthesis of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in transgenic plants. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 10 (2), pp. 195-206.
Sayanova, O. V. and Napier, J. A. 2011. Transgenic oilseed crops as an alternative to fish oils. Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids. 85, pp. 253-260.
Sayanova, O. V., Haslam, R. P., Venegas Caleron, M., Ruiz-Lopez, N., Worthy, C., Rooks, P., Allen, M. J. and Napier, J. A. 2011. Identification and functional characterisation of genes encoding the omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic pathway from the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi. Phytochemistry. 72, pp. 594-600.
Ruiz-Lopez, N., Haslam, R. P., Sayanova, O. V. and Napier, J. A. 2010. The production of Omega-3 Very Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in transgenic plants: a sustainable source of omega-3 fish oils. Abstracts from the 51st International Conference on the Bioscience of Lipids. pp. S17
Venegas-Caleron, M., Sayanova, O. V. and Napier, J. A. 2010. An alternative to fish oils: metabolic engineering of oil-seed crops to produce omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. Progress in Lipid Research. 49, pp. 108-119.
Ruiz-Lopez, N., Haslam, R. P., Venegas-Caleron, M., Larson, T. R., Graham, I. A., Napier, J. A. and Sayanova, O. V. 2009. The synthesis and accumulation of stearidonic acid in transgenic plants: a novel source of 'heart-healthy' omega-3 fatty acids. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 7 (7), pp. 704-716.
Sayanova, O. V., Haslam, R. P., Venegas Caleron, M. and Napier, J. A. 2007. Cloning and characterization of unusual fatty acid desaturases from Anemone leveillei: identification of an acyl-coenzyme A C20 delta5-desaturase responsible for the synthesis of sciadonic acid. Plant Physiology. 144, pp. 455-467.
Venegas-Caleron, M., Beaudoin, F., Sayanova, O. V. and Napier, J. A. 2007. Co-transcribed genes for long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in the protozoon Perkinsus marinus include a plant-like FAE1 3-ketoacyl coenzyme A synthase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282, pp. 2996-3003.
Sayanova, O. V., Haslam, R. P., Guschina, I., Lloyd, D., Christie, W. W., Harwood, J. L. and Napier, J. A. 2006. A bifunctional delta12, delta15-desaturase from Acanthamoeba castellanii directs the synthesis of highly unusual n -1 series unsaturated fatty acids. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281, pp. 36533-36541.
Sayanova, O. V., Haslam, R. P., Venegas-Caleron, M. and Napier, J. A. 2006. Identification of Primula "front-end" desaturases with distinct n -6 or n -3 substrate preferences. Planta. 224, pp. 1269-1277.
Sayanova, O. V., Haslam, R. P., Qi, B., Lazarus, C. M. and Napier, J. A. 2006. The alternative pathway C20 delta8-desaturase from the non-photosynthetic organism Acanthamoeba castellanii is an atypical cytochrome b5 -fusion desaturase. FEBS Letters. 580 (8), pp. 1946-1952.
Napier, J. A., Haslam, R. P., Venegas Caleron, M., Michaelson, L. V., Beaudoin, F. and Sayanova, O. V. 2006. Progress towards the production of very long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid in transgenic plants: plant metabolic engineering comes of age. Physiologia Plantarum. 126 (3), pp. 398-406.
Napier, J. A. and Sayanova, O. V. 2005. The production of very-long-chain PUFA biosynthesis in transgenic plants: towards a sustainable source of fish oils. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. 64 (3), pp. 387-393.
Tonon, T., Sayanova, O. V., Michaelson, L. V., Qing, R., Harvey, D., Larson, T. R., Li, Y., Napier, J. A. and Graham, I. A. 2005. Fatty acid desaturases from the microalga Thalassiosira pseudonana. FEBS Journal. 272 (13), pp. 3401-3412.
Napier, J. A., Beaudoin, F. and Sayanova, O. V. 2005. Reverse engineering of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis into transgenic plants. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology. 107 (4), pp. 249-255.
Napier, J. A., Beaudoin, F., Michaelson, L. V. and Sayanova, O. V. 2004. The production of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in transgenic plants. in: Setlow, J. K. (ed.) Genetic engineering: principles and methods. Vol. 26 Springer, New York. pp. 143-157
Napier, J. A., Sayanova, O. V., Qi, B. and Lazarus, C. M. 2004. Progress toward the production of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in transgenic plants. Lipids. 39, pp. 1067-1075.
Napier, J. A., Beaudoin, F., Michaelson, L. V. and Sayanova, O. V. 2004. The production of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in transgenic plants by reverse-engineering. Biochimie. 86, pp. 785-793.
Whitney, H. M., Sayanova, O. V., Pickett, J. A. and Napier, J. A. 2004. Isolation and expression pattern of two putative acyl-ACP desaturase cDNAs for Bassia scoparia. Journal of Experimental Botany. 55, pp. 787-789.
Sayanova, O. V. and Napier, J. A. 2004. Eicosapentaenoic acid: biosynthesis routes and the potential for synthesis in transgenic plants. Phytochemistry. 65, pp. 147-158.
Qi, B., Fraser, T., Mugford, S., Dobson, G., Sayanova, O. V., Butler, J., Napier, J. A., Stobart, A. K. and Lazarus, C. M. 2004. Production of very long chain polyunsaturated omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in plants. Nature Biotechnology. 22 (6), pp. 739-745.
Mendoza De Gyves, E., Sparks, C. A., Sayanova, O. V., Lazzeri, P. A., Napier, J. A. and Jones, H. D. 2004. Genetic manipulation of gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) synthesis in a commercial variety of evening primrose (Oenothera sp.). Plant Biotechnology Journal. 2 (4), pp. 351-357.
Napier, J. A., Sayanova, O. V., Lazarus, C. M., Qi, B., Heinz, E., Zank, T. and Zahringer, U. 2003. Novel method for the production of polyunsaturated fatty acids (Patent application).
Sayanova, O. V., Beaudoin, F., Michaelson, L. V., Shewry, P. R. and Napier, J. A. 2003. Identification of Primula fatty acid delta6-desaturases with n-3 substrate preferences. FEBS Letters. 542 (1-3), pp. 100-104.
Napier, J. A., Michaelson, L. V. and Sayanova, O. V. 2003. The role of cytochrome b 5 fusion desaturases in the synthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids. 68, pp. 135-143.
Whitney, H. M., Michaelson, L. V., Sayanova, O. V., Pickett, J. A. and Napier, J. A. 2003. Functional characterisation of two cytochrome b 5-fusion desaturases from Anemone leveillei : the unexpected identification of a fatty acid delta6-desaturase. Planta. 217, pp. 983-992.
Michaelson, L. V., Longman, A. J., Sayanova, O. V., Stobart, A. K. and Napier, J. A. 2002. Isolation and characterization of a cDNA encoding a delta8 sphingolipid desaturase from Aquilegia vulgaris. pp. 1073-1075
Beaudoin, F., Gable, K., Sayanova, O. V., Dunn, T. and Napier, J. A. 2002. A Saccharomyces cerevisiae gene required for heterologous fatty acid elongase activity encodes a microsomal beta-keto-reductase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277, pp. 11481-11488.
Sayanova, O. V., Beaudoin, F., Libisch, B., Shewry, P. R. and Napier, J. A. 2001. The production of gamma-linolenic acid in transgenic plants: further studies on the borage delta6-fatty acid desaturase. Huang, Y. S. and Ziboh, A. (ed.) Gamma-linolenic acid: recent advances in biotechnology and clinical applications . American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS) Press, Champaign, Illinois. pp. 24-28
Sayanova, O. V., Beaudoin, F., Libisch, B., Castel, A., Shewry, P. R. and Napier, J. A. 2001. Mutagenesis and heterologous expression in yeast of a plant delta6-fatty acid desaturase. Journal of Experimental Botany. 52, pp. 1581-1585.
Beaudoin, F., Michaelson, L. V., Hey, S. J., Lewis, M. J., Shewry, P. R., Sayanova, O. V. and Napier, J. A. 2000. Heterologous reconstitution in yeast of the polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic pathway. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 97 (12), pp. 6421-6426.
Whitney, H., Sayanova, O. V., Lewis, M. J., Pickett, J. A. and Napier, J. A. 2000. Isolation of two putative acyl-acyl carrier protein desaturase enzymes from Kochia scoparia. pp. 623-624
Beaudoin, F., Michaelson, L. V., Lewis, M. J., Shewry, P. R., Sayanova, O. V. and Napier, J. A. 2000. Production of C20 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) by pathway engineering: identification of a PUFA elongase component from Caenorhabditis elegans. pp. 661-663
Sayanova, O. V., Shewry, P. R. and Napier, J. A. 1999. Histidine-41 of the cytochrome b(5) domain of the borage Delta(6) fatty acid desaturase is essential for enzyme activity. Plant Physiology. 121 (2), pp. 641-646.
Sayanova, O. V., Napier, J. A. and Shewry, P. R. 1999. Delta(6)-Unsaturated fatty acids in species and tissues of the Primulaceae. Phytochemistry. 52 (3), pp. 419-422.
Sayanova, O. V., Shewry, P. R. and Napier, J. A. 1999. Characterization and expression of a fatty acid desaturase from Borago officinalis. Journal of Experimental Botany. 50 (332), pp. 411-412.
Sayanova, O. V., Davies, G. M., Smith, M. A., Griffiths, G., Stobart, A. K., Shewry, P. R. and Napier, J. A. 1999. Accumulation of Delta(6)-unsaturated fatty acids in transgenic tobacco plants expressing a Delta(6)-desaturase from Borago officinalis. Journal of Experimental Botany. 50 (340), pp. 1647-1652.
Napier, J. A., Sayanova, O. V., Sperling, P. and Heinz, E. 1999. A growing family of cytochrome b(5)-domain fusion proteins. Trends in Plant Science. 4 (1), pp. 2-4.
Sayanova, O. V., Smith, M. A., Lapinskas, P., Stobart, A. K., Dobson, G., Christie, W. W., Shewry, P. R. and Napier, J. A. 1997. Expression of a borage desaturase cDNA containing an N-terminal cytochrome b(5) domain results in the accumulation of high levels of Delta(6)-desaturated fatty acids in transgenic tobacco. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 94 (8), pp. 4211-4216.
Napier, J. A., Sayanova, O. V., Stobart, A. K. and Shewry, P. R. 1997. A new class of cytochrome b(5) fusion proteins. Biochemical Journal. 328 (2), pp. 717-720.