Fatty Acid Desaturases

Synonyms

Acyl CoA Desaturases

Desaturases, Fatty Acid

Enoyl CoA Reductases

Fatty Acid Desaturating Enzymes

Reductases, Enoyl CoA

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.