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. 2021 Sep 29;12:718933. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.718933

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Biosynthetic pathways for (A) decatrienal and heptadienal, two common oxylipins produced by diatoms and (B) three classes of lipids produced by Nannochloropsis spp. and other Eustigmatophyceae: long chain hydroxy fatty acids (LCHFAs), long chain diols (LCDs), and long chain alkenols (LCAs). End products are in bold whereas enzyme names, where known, are underlined and shown next to the arrows. LOX, lipoxygenase; HPL, hydroperoxide lyase; PKS, polyketide synthase; FAE, fatty acid elongase; HAD, hydroxyacyl dehydratase. Figures redrawn from (A) Fontana et al. (2007a) and (B) Balzano et al. (2019).