Delta(12) fatty acid desaturase

In the yeast Lipomyces starkeyi and in the American cockroach Periplaneta americana, this microsomal enzyme converts oleoyl-CoA into linoleoyl-CoA.

Source:http://purl.uniprot.org/enzyme/1.14.19.6

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In the moths Cadra cautella and Spodoptera, the enzyme converts (Z)-9-tetradecenoic acid into (9Z,12E)-tetradeca-9,12-dienoic acid, which is reduced and acetylated to form the acetate ester pheromone., In the yeast Lipomyces starkeyi and in the American cockroach Periplaneta americana, this microsomal enzyme converts oleoyl-CoA into linoleoyl-CoA.
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Delta(12) desaturase, Delta(12) fatty acid desaturase, Delta(12)(omega-6)-desaturase, Delta(12)-desaturase, Delta(12)-fatty-acid desaturase, Oleoyl-CoA Delta(12) desaturase
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Acyl-CoA + reduced acceptor + O(2) = Delta(12)-acyl-CoA + acceptor + 2 H(2)O.