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Delta12 fatty acid desaturase

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EC number
  
1.14.19.6

BRENDA
  
BRENDA entry

KEGG
  
KEGG entry

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IntEnz view

ExPASy
  
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MetaCyc
  
metabolic pathway

Delta12-fatty-acid desaturase (EC 1.14.19.6, Delta12 fatty acid desaturase, Delta12(omega6)-desaturase, oleoyl-CoA Delta12 desaturase, Delta12 desaturase, Delta12-desaturase) is an enzyme with systematic name acyl-CoA,hydrogen donor:oxygen Delta12-oxidoreductase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

acyl-CoA + reduced acceptor + O2 ⇌ Delta12-acyl-CoA + acceptor + 2 H2O

In the yeast Lipomyces starkeyi and in the American cockroach, this microsomal enzyme converts oleoyl-CoA into linoleoyl-CoA.

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