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EC 1.14.19.26 Details
EC number
1.14.19.26
Accepted name
acyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] 6-desaturase
Reaction
palmitoyl-[acyl-carrier protein] + 2 reduced ferredoxin [iron-sulfur] cluster + O2 + 2 H+ = (6Z)-hexadec-6-enoyl-[acyl-carrier protein] + 2 oxidized ferredoxin [iron-sulfur] cluster + 2 H2O
Other name(s)
DELTA6 palmitoyl-ACP desaturase, DELTA6 16:0-ACP desaturase
Systematic name
palmitoyl-[acyl-carrier protein],reduced ferredoxin:oxygen oxidoreductase (6,7 cis-dehydrogenating)
Comment
The enzyme, characterized from the endosperm of the plant Thunbergia alata (black-eyed Susan vine), introduces a cis double bond at carbon 6 of several saturated acyl-[acp]s. It is most active with palmitoyl-[acp] (16:0), but can also act on myristoyl-[acp] (14:0) and stearoyl-[acp] (18:0). The position of the double bond is determined by its distance from the carboxyl end of the fatty acid.
History
created 2015
EC Tree
1.14.2.1 created 1965, deleted 1972
1.14.2.2 created 1961 as EC 1.99.1.14, transferred 1965 to EC 1.14.2.2, deleted 1972