Preferred Label : fatty acid desaturases;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : desaturases, fatty acid; fatty acid desaturating enzymes; Fatty Acid Desaturase; Acid Desaturase, Fatty; Desaturase, Fatty Acid;
CISMeF synonym : EC 1.14.99.-;
MeSH hyponym : acyl CoA desaturases; Enoyl CoA Reductases; Reductases, Enoyl CoA; Enoyl CoA Reductase; CoA Reductase, Enoyl; Reductase, Enoyl CoA; Acyl CoA Desaturase; CoA Desaturase, Acyl; Desaturase, Acyl CoA;
MeSH Related Number : acyl CoA desaturases;
Registry Number MeSH : EC 1.14.19.-;
Related CAS MeSH : EC 1.14.19.- (Acyl CoA desaturases);
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : D044943;
UMLS CUI : C0015680;
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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.