MICROORGANISM PRODUCING EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID

摘要

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a microorganism that efficiently produces an EPA and a method for producing an EPA using said microorganism. The present invention relates to a microorganism having the ability to produce a docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), wherein the microorganism or the like contains a protein (variant OrfB) comprising an amino acid sequence in which at least one of the sixth, 65th, 230th, 231st, and 275th amino acid residues in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2 is substituted with another amino acid residue, and is capable of producing an eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA).