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Fatty Acid Desaturases  

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  • Acid Desaturase, Fatty
  • Desaturase, Fatty Acid
  • Fatty Acid Desaturase
  • Fatty Acid Desaturating Enzymes

Scope note

  • A family of enzymes that catalyze the stereoselective, regioselective, or chemoselective syn-dehydrogenation reactions. They function by a mechanism that is linked directly to reduction of molecular OXYGEN.

History note

  • 2004

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D044943

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