1.14.19.19: sphingolipid 10-desaturase

This is an abbreviated version, for detailed information about sphingolipid 10-desaturase, go to the full flat file.

Reaction

a (4E,8E)-sphinga-4,8-dienine ceramide
+ 2 ferrocytochrome b5 +
O2
 + 2 H+ =
a (4E,8E,10E)-sphinga-4,8,10-trienine ceramide
 + 2 ferricytochrome b5 + 2 H2O

Synonyms

DELTA10 desaturase, DesA, DesB, diene DELTA10-desaturase, sphingolipid DELTA10-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
                1.14.19.19 sphingolipid 10-desaturase