- the
common fatty acids of the C18 variety,
desaturases convert stearic acid into
oleic acid.
Other desaturases convert oleic acid into
linoleic acid, which...
- plants, fungi, and cyanobacteria. D6D is one of the
three fatty acid
desaturases present in
humans along with Δ-5 and Δ-9,
named so
because it was thought...
- 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...
-
oleic acid. Key
enzymes are
called fatty acid
desaturases,
which introduce additional double bonds.
Desaturases convert oleic acid into
linoleic acid the...
- 15-cis-phytoene
desaturases (PDS, plant-type
phytoene desaturases) (EC 1.3.5.5, 15-cis-phytoene:plastoquinone oxidoreductase), are
enzymes involved in...
-
desaturase may
refer to: 15-Cis-phytoene
desaturase,
enzymes involved in the
carotenoid biosynthesis in
plants and
cyanobacteria Phytoene desaturase (lycopene-forming)...
- acyl
desaturases".
Progress in
Lipid Research. 37 (2–3): 73–117. doi:10.1016/s0163-7827(98)00005-8. PMID 9829122. Delta12-fatty-acid+
desaturase at the...
- O'Connor M, Liu W,
Roelofs WL (2002). "Characterization of Z/E11- and Z9-
desaturases from the
obliquebanded leafroller moth,
Choristoneura rosaceana". J....
- PMID 20644632.
Merino DM, Ma DW,
Mutch DM (2010). "Genetic
variation in
lipid desaturases and its
impact on the
development of
human disease".
Lipids Health Dis...
-
utilizes four
separate enzymes in a poly-cis pathway.
Bacterial phytoene desaturases were
shown to
require FAD as a
cofactor for
their function.
During the...
