Term Information

Accession
GO:0102985
Name
delta12-fatty-acid desaturase activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Catalysis of the reaction: oleoyl-CoA + O2 + a reduced electron acceptor <=> linoleoyl-CoA + 2 H2O + an oxidized electron acceptor. This microsomal enzyme introduces a cis double bond at position 12 of fatty-acyl-CoAs that contain a cis double bond at position 9. Source: RHEA:25856, GOC:pz
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0102985 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of delta12-fatty-acid desaturase activity (GO:0102985)
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delta12-fatty-acid 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)

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EC
1.14.19.6
MetaCyc
RXN-9601
RHEA
25856