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Delta8-fatty-acid desaturase

Delta8-fatty-acid desaturase (, Delta8-sphingolipid desaturase, EFD1, BoDES8, SLD, Delta8 fatty acid desaturase, Delta8-desaturase) is an enzyme with systematic name phytosphinganine,hydrogen donor:oxygen Delta8-oxidoreductase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

phytosphinganine + reduced acceptor + O<sub>2</sub> Delta8-phytosphingenine + acceptor + 2 H<sub>2</sub>O

This enzyme, which has been found mainly in plants, introduces a double bond at Delta8 of C18 and C20 fatty acids.

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