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1.14.19.17: sphingolipid 4-desaturase

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Word Map on EC 1.14.19.17

Reaction

a dihydroceramide
+ 2 ferrocytochrome b5 +
O2
+ 2 H+ =
a (4E)-sphing-4-enine ceramide
+ 2 ferricytochrome b5 + 2 H2O

Synonyms

degenerative spermatocyte desaturase, DegS, Degs1, DEGS2, dehydroceramide desaturase, DELTA4 desaturase, DELTA4DES, DES-1, DES1, DES2, DHCD, dihydroceramide C4-desaturase, dihydroceramide DELTA4-(E)-desaturase, dihydroceramide DELTA4-desaturase, dihydroceramide DELTA4-desaturase 1, dihydroceramide desaturase, dihydroceramide desaturase 1, dihydroceramide desaturase 2, dihydroceramide desaturase-1, dihydroceramide-desaturase-1, drosophila degenerative spermatocyte 1, drosophila degenerative spermatocyte 2, ifc, LCB DELTA4 desaturase, MDES, membrane lipid desaturase, MLD, SPBC3B8.07c, sphingolipid DELTA4-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
                1.14.19.17 sphingolipid 4-desaturase

Engineering

Engineering on EC 1.14.19.17 - sphingolipid 4-desaturase

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PROTEIN VARIANTS
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
COMMENTARY hide
LITERATURE
L175Q
naturally occuring mutation, the mutation is is associated with increased levels of dihydroceramides, decreased levels of cholesterol esters and decreased waist to hip ratio
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