Definition of Desaturase. Meaning of Desaturase. Synonyms of Desaturase

- Fatty acid desaturases (also called unsaturases) are a family of enzymes that convert saturated fatty acids into unsaturated fatty acids and polyunsaturated...
- Stearoyl-CoA desaturase (Δ-9-desaturase or SCD-1) is an endoplasmic reticulum enzyme that catalyzes the rate-limiting step in the formation of monounsaturated...
- 6-desaturase, Delta6-desaturase (D6D or Δ-6-desaturase), Delta6-fatty acyl-CoA desaturase, Delta6-acyl CoA desaturase, fatty acid Delta6-desaturase, fatty...
- desaturase may refer to: 15-Cis-phytoene desaturase, enzymes involved in the carotenoid biosynthesis in plants and cyanobacteria Phytoene desaturase (lycopene-forming)...
- C-5 sterol desaturase (also known as sterol C-5 desaturase and C5SD) is an enzyme that is highly conserved among eukaryotes and catalyzes the dehydrogenation...
- desaturation and elongation reactions, catalyzed by the sequential action of desaturase and elongase enzymes. This pathway, originally identified in Thraustochytrium...
- Zeta-carotene desaturase may refer to: 9,9'-Dicis-zeta-carotene desaturase, an enzyme Carotene 7,8-desaturase, an enzyme This set index page lists enzyme...
- Delta12-fatty-acid desaturase (EC 1.14.19.6, Delta12 fatty acid desaturase, Delta12(omega6)-desaturase, oleoyl-CoA Delta12 desaturase, Delta12 desaturase, Delta12-desaturase)...
- In enzymology, a plasmanylethanolamine desaturase (EC 1.14.99.19) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction O-1-alkyl-2-acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine...
- Dihydroceramide desaturase is the enzyme involved in the conversion of dihydroceramide into ceramide by inserting the 4,5-trans-double bond to the sphingolipid...