1.14.19.13: acyl-CoA 15-desaturase

This is an abbreviated version, for detailed information about acyl-CoA 15-desaturase, go to the full flat file.

Reaction

(9Z,12Z)-hexadeca-9,12-dienoyl-CoA
+
reduced acceptor
 +
O2
=
(9Z,12Z,15Z)-hexadeca-9,12,15-trienoyl-CoA
 +
acceptor
 + 2 H2O

Synonyms

DELTA-12/DELTA-15 desaturase, DELTA15 desaturase, DELTA15D, DES3, omega-3 desaturase

ECTree

     1 Oxidoreductases
         1.14 Acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen
             1.14.19 With oxidation of a pair of donors resulting in the reduction of O2 to two molecules of water
                1.14.19.13 acyl-CoA 15-desaturase