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EC 1.14.19.24 Details
EC number
1.14.19.24
Accepted name
acyl-CoA 11-(E)-desaturase
Reaction
an acyl-CoA + 2 ferrocytochrome b5 + O2 + 2 H+ = an (11E)-enoyl-CoA + 2 ferricytochrome b5 + 2 H2O
Systematic name
acyl-CoA,ferrocytochrome b5:oxygen oxidoreductase (11,12 trans-dehydrogenating)
CAS registry number
199543-17-4
Comment
Involved in sex pheromone synthesis in the Lepidoptera (moths). The enzyme from the moth Spodoptera littoralis prefers 13:0 and 14:0 substrates. The product is formed by the stereospecific removal of the pro-R H at C-11 and the pro-S H at C-12. cf. EC 1.14.19.5, acyl-CoA 11-(Z)-desaturase.
History
created 2000 as EC 1.14.99.31, transferred 2015 to EC 1.14.19.24
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