1.14.19.47: acyl-lipid (9-3)-desaturase

This is an abbreviated version, for detailed information about acyl-lipid (9-3)-desaturase, go to the full flat file.

Reaction

a linoleoyl-[glycerolipid]
+ 2 ferrocytochrome b5 +
O2
 + 2 H+ =
a gamma-linolenoyl-[glycerolipid]
 +
ferricytochrome b5
 + 2 H2O

Synonyms

acyl-lipid 6-desaturase, AL1, D6D, D6Des, DELTA 6-desaturase, DELTA-6-desaturase, DELTA6 desaturase, DELTA6-desaturase, DELTA6-fatty acid desaturase, DES6

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
                1.14.19.47 acyl-lipid (9-3)-desaturase