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Fatty Acid Desaturases

Known as: Desaturases, Fatty Acid, Fatty Acid Desaturases [Chemical/Ingredient], Fatty Acid Desaturating Enzymes 
A family of enzymes that catalyze the stereoselective, regioselective, or chemoselective syn-dehydrogenation reactions. They function by a mechanism… 
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Acyl CoA DesaturasesDEGS1 protein, humanFAD2 protein, ArabidopsisFAD8 protein, Arabidopsis
FADS2 geneFADS3 geneFatty AcidsIn Blood

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Mixed Function Oxygenases

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2013
2013
Expression and Purification of Integral Membrane Fatty Acid Desaturases
Fatty acid desaturase enzymes perform dehydrogenation reactions leading to the insertion of double bonds in fatty acids, and are… 
2007
2007
Functional Characterization of Desaturases Involved in the Formation of the Terminal Double Bond of an Unusual 16:3Δ9, 12, 15 Fatty Acid Isolated from Sorghum bicolor Root Hairs*
Sorgoleone, produced in root hair cells of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), is likely responsible for much of the allelopathic… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
A vertebrate fatty acid desaturase with Delta 5 and Delta 6 activities.
Delta5 and Delta6 fatty acid desaturases are critical enzymes in the pathways for the biosynthesis of the polyunsaturated fatty… 
2000
2000
Effect of experimental diabetes on the fatty acid composition, molecular species of phosphatidyl-choline and physical properties of hepatic microsomal membranes.
Streptozotocin diabetes depresses delta 9, delta 6 and delta 5 fatty acid desaturases, decreasing arachidonic acid and increasing… 
2000
2000
Perception and transduction of low-temperature signals to induce desaturation of fatty acids.
When cells of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 are exposed to a low temperature, genes for fatty acid desaturases… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Rapid and Transient Induction of a Parsley Microsomal [delta]12 Fatty Acid Desaturase mRNA by Fungal Elicitor
Treatment of cultured parsley (Petroselinum crispum L.) cells with a structurally defined peptide elicitor (Pep25) of fungal… 
1997
1997
The phtE locus in the phaseolotoxin gene cluster has ORFs with homologies to genes encoding amino acid transferases, the AraC family of transcriptional factors, and fatty acid desaturases.
A cluster of genes involved in the production of phaseolotoxin, a phytotoxin produced by Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Effect of dietary n-3 and n-6 fatty acids on fatty acid desaturation in rat liver.
1990
1990
Polychlorinated biphenyls increase fatty acid desaturation in the proliferating endoplasmic reticulum of pigeon and rat livers.
1. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) are abundant and persistent pollutants in the ecosystem. Commercial mixtures (e.g. Aroclor… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Molecular control of membrane properties during temperature acclimation. Membrane fluidity regulation of fatty acid desaturase action?
Further studies on the molecular mechanisms of temperature acclimation have been carried out using the ciliate Tetrahymena… 
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