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EC 1.14.19.46 Details
EC number
1.14.19.46
Accepted name
sn-1 linoleoyl-lipid 6-desaturase
Reaction
a 1-linoleoyl-2-acyl-[glycerolipid] + 2 reduced ferredoxin [iron-sulfur] cluster + O2 + 2 H+ = a 1-γ-linolenoyl-2-acyl-[glycerolipid] + 2 oxidized ferredoxin [iron-sulfur] cluster + 2 H2O
Other name(s)
desD (gene name)
Systematic name
1-linoleoyl-2-acyl-[glycerolipid],ferredoxin:oxygen oxidoreductase (6,7-cis-dehydrogenating)
Comment
The enzyme, characterized from cyanobacteria, introduces a cis double bond at carbon 6 of linoleoyl groups (18:2) attached to the sn-1 position of glycerolipids. The enzyme is a front-end desaturase, introducing the new double bond between a pre-existing double bond and the carboxyl-end of the fatty acid. It is nonspecific with respect to the polar head group of the glycerolipid.
History
created 2015
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