Term Information

Accession
GO:0000249
Name
C-22 sterol desaturase activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
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Definition
Catalysis of the formation of the C-22(23) double bond in the sterol side chain. An example reaction: 5,7,24(28)-ergostatrienol + O2 + NADPH = 5,7,22,24(28)-ergostatetraenol + 2 H2O + NADP+. Source: MetaCyc:RXN3O-227
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0000249 at QuickGO
Subset
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Parents of C-22 sterol desaturase activity (GO:0000249)
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C-22 sterol desaturase activity [is_a relation] is_a  oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with oxidation of a pair of donors resulting in the reduction of molecular oxygen to two molecules of water (GO:0016717)
C-22 sterol desaturase activity [is_a relation] is_a  sterol desaturase activity (GO:0070704)

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