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Literature summary for 1.14.19.6 extracted from

  • Borgeson, C.E.; De Renobales, M.; Blomquist, G.J.
    Characterization of the DELTA12 desaturase in the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana: the nature of the substrate (1990), Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1047, 135-140.
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Localization

Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
microsome
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Periplaneta americana
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Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
oleoyl-CoA + reduced acceptor + O2 Periplaneta americana the DELTA12 desaturase provides the key step for the cockroach to become nutritionally independent of dietary lipid and to synthesize eicosanoids de novo octadec-9,11-dienoyl-CoA + acceptor + 2 H2O
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Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Periplaneta americana
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Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
epidermis low activity Periplaneta americana
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fat body most of the activity Periplaneta americana
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additional information no activity in thorax and gut tissue Periplaneta americana
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Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
oleoyl-CoA + reduced acceptor + O2
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Periplaneta americana octadec-9,11-dienoyl-CoA + acceptor + 2 H2O
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oleoyl-CoA + reduced acceptor + O2 the DELTA12 desaturase provides the key step for the cockroach to become nutritionally independent of dietary lipid and to synthesize eicosanoids de novo Periplaneta americana octadec-9,11-dienoyl-CoA + acceptor + 2 H2O
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