ENTRY       EC 1.14.99.25
NAME        Linoleoyl-CoA desaturase
            delta6-Desaturase
CLASS       Oxidoreductases
            Acting on paired donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen
            Miscellaneous
SYSNAME     Linoleoyl-CoA, hydrogen-donor:oxygen oxidoreductase
REACTION    Linoleoyl-CoA + AH2 + O2 = gamma-Linolenoyl-CoA + A + 2 H2O
SUBSTRATE   Linoleoyl-CoA
            AH2
            O2
PRODUCT     gamma-Linolenoyl-CoA
            A
            H2O
COFACTOR    Iron
COMMENT     An iron protein.  The rat liver enzyme is an enzyme system
            involving cytochrome b5 and EC 1.6.2.2.
GENES       SYN: sll0262(des6)
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 1.14.99.25
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 1.14.99.25
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