Rahul Sharma (Editor)

Delta8 fatty acid desaturase

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
EC number
  
1.14.19.4

BRENDA
  
BRENDA entry

KEGG
  
KEGG entry

IntEnz
  
IntEnz view

ExPASy
  
NiceZyme view

MetaCyc
  
metabolic pathway

Delta8-fatty-acid desaturase (EC 1.14.19.4, Delta8-sphingolipid desaturase, EFD1, BoDES8, SLD, Delta8 fatty acid desaturase, Delta8-desaturase) is an enzyme with systematic name phytosphinganine,hydrogen donor:oxygen Delta8-oxidoreductase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

phytosphinganine + reduced acceptor + O2 ⇌ Delta8-phytosphingenine + acceptor + 2 H2O

This enzyme, which has been found mainly in plants, introduces a double bond at Delta8 of C18 and C20 fatty acids.

References

Delta8-fatty-acid desaturase Wikipedia
(Text) CC BY-SA