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Fatty Acid Desaturases  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A family of enzymes that catalyze the stereoselective, regioselective, or chemoselective syn-dehydrogenation reactions. They function by a mechanism that is linked directly to reduction of molecular OXYGEN.

Entry terms

  • Fatty Acid Desaturase
  • Fatty Acid Desaturating Enzymes

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-JPRJH6XQ-G

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