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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
EC Tree
1.14.99.5 created 1972, modified 1986, modified 2000, deleted 2000
1.14.99.6 created 1972, modified 2000, deleted 2000
1.14.99.8 created 1972, deleted 1984
1.14.99.13 created 1972, deleted 1984
1.14.99.16 created 1972, deleted 2002
1.14.99.17 created 1972, deleted 1976
1.14.99.18 created 1976, modified 1999, deleted 2003
1.14.99.25 created 1986, deleted 2000