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Fatty acid desaturases (FAD) play an important role in plant lipid metabolism and they can be found in several subcellular compartments such as the plastids and endoplasmic reticulum. Lipids are critical components of the cell membrane and, as a consequence, they are fundamental for the proper growth and development of all living organisms. We have used sequences from the conserved regions of known...