delta-8 fatty acid desaturase

Preferred Label : delta-8 fatty acid desaturase;

MeSH note : from Euglena gracilis; functions in alternate pathway for synthesis of 20-carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids; amino acid sequence in first source; GenBank AF139720;

MeSH synonym : fatty acid delta-8 desaturase; delta-8 desaturase;

Registry Number MeSH : EC 1.14.99.-;

Is substance : O;

Details

Origin ID

C119257;

UMLS CUI

C0767680;

MeSH term(s) associated for indexing
- fatty acid desaturases [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- delta-8 fatty acid desaturase [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein [UMLS semantic type]
- Enzyme [UMLS semantic type]

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