Alex Lab USM

12/08/2020

https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14328 Hard work and perseverance by Han Jie Soo. Intriguing to see how this particular amphibious fish do not require the biosynthesis capacity

The biosynthesis of long‐chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC‐PUFA), a process to convert C18 polyunsaturated fatty acids into eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) or arachidonic ...

11/07/2020

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10695-020-00793-w?wt_mc=Internal.Event.1.SEM.ArticleAuthorAssignedToIssue&utm_source=ArticleAuthorAssignedToIssue&utm_medium=email&utm_content=AA_en_06082018&ArticleAuthorAssignedToIssue_20200710
We dont work on zebrafish like we used to, but its always nice to publish something relating zebrafish with aquaculture. Nice work Chew Yen Shan and other lab members

Fish are a major source of beneficial n-3 LC-PUFA in human diet, and there is considerable interest to elucidate the mechanism and regulatory aspects of LC-PUFA biosynthesis in farmed species. Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (LC-PUFA) biosynthesis involves the activities of two groups of enzym...

11/07/2020

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jafc.9b06692
A very nice work, reporting on the first ever discovery of functional elongases in a crustacean

While the capacity for long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (LC-PUFA) biosynthesis has been elucidated in vertebrates and several invertebrate phyla, the comparative knowledge in crustaceans remains vague. A key obstacle in mapping the full spectrum of LC-PUFA biosynthesis in crustacean is the limi...

02/03/2019

Day 1 of feeding trial! They seemed to be accepting the diet!

03/04/2018

Dr Kuah Meng Kiat's farewell. 15 years of a productive journey, starting as supervisor-student, progressing finally as collaborators. All the best for your future!

08/03/2018

Work done by Tay Shu Shen and Kuah Meng-Kiat.

Article

29/08/2016

Something non-fishy

Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg, a member of the family Euphorbiaceae, is the sole natural resource exploited for commercial production of high-quality natural rubber.

26/07/2016

Another one! This work highlights the ability of a freshwater carnivorous fish in biosynthesis of LC-PUFA from C18 PUFA substrates

26/07/2016

Followup of our work on characterising LC-PUFA biosynthesis enzymes in striped snakehead

Despite the potential of vegetable oils as aquafeed ingredients, a major drawback associated with their utilization is the inferior level of beneficial n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-P

16/06/2015

Present members of alex Lab

16/06/2015

Previous students and researchers

18/03/2015

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1388198114002649

Characterisation of LC-PUFA biosynthesis genes from a freshwater carnivorous species
Another team beat us by months. But we were first to demonstrate potential dietary in vivo regulation

good work Annette and Meng Kiat