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... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Oxidoreductases > Oxygenases > Mixed Function Oxygenases > Fatty Acid Desaturases > Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase

Preferred term

Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • delta 9 Desaturase
  • delta-9 Desaturase
  • Desaturase, delta-9
  • Desaturase, Stearate
  • Desaturase, Stearyl-CoA
  • Stearate Desaturase
  • Stearyl CoA Desaturase
  • Stearyl-CoA Desaturase

Scope note

  • An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of oleoyl-CoA, A, and water from stearoyl-CoA, AH2, and oxygen where AH2 is an unspecified hydrogen donor.

History note

  • 95; was STEARYL-COA DESATURASE 1975-94 (see under FATTY ACID DESATURASES 1975-90)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013230

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