| EC |
1.14.19.10 |
| Accepted name: |
icosanoyl-CoA 5-desaturase |
| Reaction: |
icosanoyl-CoA + 2 ferrocytochrome b5 + O2 + 2 H+ = (Z)-icos-5-enoyl-CoA + 2 ferricytochrome b5 + 2 H2O |
| Other name(s): |
acyl-CoA Δ5-desaturase (ambiguous) |
| Systematic name: |
icosanoyl-CoA,ferrocytochrome b5:oxygen oxidoreductase (5,6 cis-dehydrogenating) |
| Comments: |
The enzyme, characterized from the plant Limnanthes douglasii (meadowfoam), is involved in the biosynthesis of (5Z)-icos-5-enoate, an unusual monounsaturated fatty acid that makes up to 60% of the total fatty acids in Limnanthes sp. seed oil. The enzyme only acts on saturated fatty acids. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc |
| References: |
| 1. |
Cahoon, E.B., Marillia, E.F., Stecca, K.L., Hall, S.E., Taylor, D.C. and Kinney, A.J. Production of fatty acid components of meadowfoam oil in somatic soybean embryos. Plant Physiol. 124 (2000) 243–251. [PMID: 10982439] |
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| [EC 1.14.19.10 created 2015] |
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