Entry
Symbol
FAD2
Name
omega-6 fatty acid desaturase / acyl-lipid omega-6 desaturase (Delta-12 desaturase) [EC:
1.14.19.6 1.14.19.22 ]
Pathway
map01040 Biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids
Reaction
R11043 oleoyl-CoA,ferrocytochrome-b5:oxygen oxidoreductase (12,13 cis-dehydrogenating)
R11044 palmitoleoyl-CoA,ferrocytochrome b5:oxygen oxidoreductase (12,13 cis-dehydrogenating)
Brite
KEGG Orthology (KO) [BR:ko00001 ]
09100 Metabolism
09103 Lipid metabolism
01040 Biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids
K10256 FAD2; omega-6 fatty acid desaturase / acyl-lipid omega-6 desaturase (Delta-12 desaturase)
09180 Brite Hierarchies
09181 Protein families: metabolism
01004 Lipid biosynthesis proteins
K10256 FAD2; omega-6 fatty acid desaturase / acyl-lipid omega-6 desaturase (Delta-12 desaturase)
Enzymes [BR:ko01000 ]
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
1.14.19.6 acyl-CoA (9+3)-desaturase
K10256 FAD2; omega-6 fatty acid desaturase / acyl-lipid omega-6 desaturase (Delta-12 desaturase)
1.14.19.22 acyl-lipid omega-6 desaturase (cytochrome b5)
K10256 FAD2; omega-6 fatty acid desaturase / acyl-lipid omega-6 desaturase (Delta-12 desaturase)
Lipid biosynthesis proteins [BR:ko01004 ]
Desaturase
Omega
K10256 FAD2; omega-6 fatty acid desaturase / acyl-lipid omega-6 desaturase (Delta-12 desaturase)
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Authors
Okuley J, Lightner J, Feldmann K, Yadav N, Lark E, Browse J
Title
Arabidopsis FAD2 gene encodes the enzyme that is essential for polyunsaturated lipid synthesis.
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Sequence
Reference
Authors
Petrini GA, Altabe SG, Uttaro AD
Title
Trypanosoma brucei oleate desaturase may use a cytochrome b5-like domain in another desaturase as an electron donor.
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Sequence
Reference
Authors
Kainou K, Kamisaka Y, Kimura K, Uemura H
Title
Isolation of Delta12 and omega3-fatty acid desaturase genes from the yeast Kluyveromyces lactis and their heterologous expression to produce linoleic and alpha-linolenic acids in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
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