Entry
Name
acyl-lipid omega-6 desaturase (cytochrome b5);
oleate desaturase (ambiguous);
linoleate synthase (ambiguous);
oleoyl-CoA desaturase (incorrect);
oleoylphosphatidylcholine desaturase (ambiguous);
phosphatidylcholine desaturase (ambiguous);
n-6 desaturase (ambiguous);
FAD2 (gene name)
Class
Oxidoreductases;
Acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen;
With oxidation of a pair of donors resulting in the reduction of O2 to two molecules of water
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
1-acyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine,ferrocytochrome-b5:oxygen oxidoreductase (12,13 cis-dehydrogenating)
Reaction(IUBMB)
an oleoyl-[glycerolipid] + 2 ferrocytochrome b5 + O2 + 2 H+ = a linoleoyl-[glycerolipid] + 2 ferricytochrome b5 + 2 H2O
Substrate
Product
Comment
This microsomal enzyme introduces a cis double bond in fatty acids attached to lipid molecules at a location 6 carbons away from the methyl end of the fatty acid. The distance from the carboxylic acid end of the molecule does not affect the location of the new double bond. The most common substrates are oleoyl groups attached to either the sn-1 or sn-2 position of the glycerol backbone in phosphatidylcholine. cf. EC
1.14.19.23 , acyl-lipid omega-6 desaturase (ferredoxin).
History
EC 1.14.19.22 created 1984 as EC 1.3.1.35, transferred 2015 to EC 1.14.19.22
Orthology
K10256 omega-6 fatty acid desaturase / acyl-lipid omega-6 desaturase (Delta-12 desaturase)
Genes
BCOO : 119067137 119073867 119077976 119084236 119085821
BTAB : 109031516 109034286 109037327 109038609 109038610 109038611 109043360 109043386 109043387 109043419 109043487 109043488 109043505
LSAX : 138946080 138946082
AMIL : 114948134 114973367
MCAZ : 138021876 138021953 138049787
MFOO : 137978700 137984827
PDAM : 113667909 113682750
SPIS : 111329485 111342409
CSAT : 104745425 104764975 104776214
BNA : 106417584 106452409 106452523
RSZ : 108862913 130497099 130504985
CIC : CICLE_v10011949mg CICLE_v10015614mg
MINC : 123198158 123214921 123225237 123228010
GRA : 105761671 105783314 105785452 105785453
GHI : 107901973 107921152 107921339 107924178 107934594 107941903 107945411 121212649
GAB : 108450424 108473778 108480547 108482302
HSYR : 120153918 120158105 120183510 120183934
DZI : 111295947 111304019 111311572
RARG : 115731216 115738168 115753256
GMX : 100780912(FAD2-2D) 100805040(FAD2-2B) 100805777(FAD2-1B) 100809290(FAD2-2A) 102662570 547814(FAD2-1A) 547815(FAD2-2) 732617(FAD2-3)
GSJ : 114367074 114370405 114400352 114401640 114406779
PVU : 137814138 137827760 137830634
VRA : 106757695 106770720 106771256
VAR : 108323476 108325188 108325364
VUN : 114174864 114189943 114190784
VUM : 124820456 124827773 124827774 124830459
CCAJ : 109794836 109795239 109796052 109796649
APRC : 113861993 113872359 113873750
MTR : 11444765 25483518 25485564
TPRA : 123888747 123898279 123899802
CAM : 101489419 101507051 101513688
PSAT : 127098513 127126234
VVO : 131621445 131621556 131636358
ADU : 107464693 107467337 107492893
AIP : 107616829 107619143 107645414
AHF : 112696114 112710390 112712140 112755017 112776164 112779709
LANG : 109328907 109331342 109345961 109346314 109347587
PCIN : 129301231 129303850 129319588
QSA : O6P43_004880 O6P43_005841 O6P43_008751 O6P43_009477
PMUM : 103339420 103341921
PAVI : 110763023 110770740
MDM : 103427045 103443127 103454260 139191125
MSYL : 126592667 126599950 126616101
PXB : 103958977 103963937 103964864
PCOX : 137713071 137714138 137744728
MNT : 21386779 21391283 21401389
CSAV : 115701196 115717643 115718446 115719000 115719251 115719329 133033872 133033874
HLP : 133790292 133790293 133790294 133790295 133823456 133834139 133834195
CMAX : 111470178 111481665 111484610 111490747
CMOS : 111441899 111448352 111448353 111459302
CPEP : 111777569 111777619 111786454 111786608 111789928 111795654 111800320
HBR : 110635031 110638358 110650724
MESC : 110621646 110621802 110622513
POP : 18094295 7455763 7479530 7483979
PEU : 105111221 105131774 105134978 105134979 105134982
PALZ : 118043755 118049781 118049805 118049806 118049817 118052395
PNZ : 133677327 133677328 133682788 133688779 133692412
JRE : 109001694 109011954 109021930
CILL : 122276083 122278215 122292068
CAVE : 132164512 132164706 132164733 132191453
AGLU : 133872555 133877137
CSAA : 142606825 142610103
TWL : 119995107 119996264 119998754 120017269
SLY : 101248657 101250481 101255474(SLFAD2-7) 101256767 101259966 109119181 112941338 138340542 138340543 138340572 138340591 544107(cevi19)
SPEN : 107003514 107005223 107005224 107005568 107005731 107005782 107005832 107006602 107007614 107015240 107017128 107017340
SOT : 102579196 102579518 102579844 102580407 102581806 102584924 102585247 102593159 102596973 102597622 102597941 102598049 102598267 102598608 102600240
SSTN : 125850805 125856711 125858454 125861731 125861732 125861733 125862308 125862309 125866588 125866589 125866590 125866591 125866592 125866605 125872824
SDUL : 129870260 129871090 129871655 129887782 129888911 129891120 129891129 129891137 129894236 129902073 129902272 129902336 129902412 129902486 129902550
SVER : 125820248 125820249 125820250 125820972 125828503 125828504 125828506 125828516 125830050 125830417 125835246 125837436
CANN : 107843168 107849596 107849612 107851251 107851421 107851434 107851473 107851685 107851744 107873633 124894986
LBB : 132602713 132602715 132602716 132602717 132603721 132603722 132603733 132603735 132626002 132635573
NTA : 107773163 107814090 107823061 107829678 107831844 142172376
NSY : 104226786 104230317 104246180
NTO : 104089719 104090741 104098987 104106672 104121261
NAU : 109215055 109215819 109216417 109216418 109218761 109235687
INI : 109150720 109152414 109182042
ITR : 116007185 116007582 116007943 116024476 116029392
SIND : 105159686 105163532(FAD2)
OEU : 111365935 111371390 111390764 111393798 111399693
SSPL : 121747569 121751845 121794328 121798703
SHIS : 125188161 125205310
APAN : 127258679 127258874 127263751
HPUM : 140873636 140881795
PHUA : 140956888 140967124 140969803 140973459
PEBU : 140810897 140825298 140830679 140832208
PTAB : 142545427 142545470 142552091 142553652
CARB : 113689414 113693992 113697081 113705737 113705808 113706200 113709796 113710008 113736757 113736791 113743440
HAN : 110865031 110865032 110865236 110865239 110865277 110865281 110865284 110865285 110867681 110868684 110879372 110894444 110894736 110897314 110897316 110897318 110897319 110897568 110904312 110938218 110938220 110938221 110939886 110939887 110939961 110939971
BHW : 143529347 143529781 143529782 143529783 143529784 143534492 143535268 143541068 143542732 143544884 143544885 143545515 143550713 143554292 143554299 143555737 143555738 143559711 143559716 143563424 143565493 143565504 143569839 143571381 143571382 143584258 143584259 143585265 143585267 143587461 143587465 143609696 143609707 143616411 143624207 143626494 143626495
ECAD : 122578445 122578764 122579373 122582919 122590523 122591112 122591269 122591356 122591604 122606452 122607353 122608062 122608674 122611246
LSV : 111879673 111882294 111884484 111885018 111889077 111889078 111889080 111889206 111890254 111896570 111896575 111896578 111896579 111896580 111896581 111896582 111897874 111899826 111900952 111900953 111904205 111908893 111909558 111915490 111918622
CCAV : 112505457 112505482 112505726 112506618 112506654 112506812 112506837 112506966 112506967 112506968 112512117 112513526 112521107 112521212 112521380 112521518 112521640 112521907 112521908 112521909 112521958 112525343 112526112 112527377 112527536 112527987 112528359 112528364
DCR : 108193493 108194523 108197230 108197256 108197419 108198633 108198634 108198635 108198637 108198638 108199375 108202677 108204656 108204690 108207522 108210933 108211018 108212237 108217089 108217440 108218481 108218482 108218742 108218743 108219326 108220169 108220600 108220695 108221065 108221821 108221989 108222165 108222186 108223766 108223875 108224006 108225347 108227781
AGRV : 141665871 141675026 141676573 141676686 141676834 141677163 141677534 141677815 141678415 141678609 141678918 141678952 141680394 141685034 141685055 141687312 141687381 141689242 141689450 141692434 141692639 141698405 141704305 141706707 141707760 141707761 141707762 141712581 141712582 141712583 141712584 141712585 141719769 141723530
CSIN : 114267865 114282301
RVL : 131315019 131315020 131324332 131324333
CFLO : 132292890 132311304 132313652
CQI : 110689244 110695943 110734516 110736134
ATRI : 130796765 130820812 130825871
SLAF : 141633236 141641884 141641885 141642193 141642194 141642195 141657396
MOF : 131148005 131165865 131167705 131167706 131167708
NNU : 104597556 104603541 104611778
MING : 122061917 122087967
PSOM : 113311026 113322906
OSA : 4330523 4343026 4343027
DOSA : Os02g0716500 Os07g0416900 Os07g0417200
OGL : 127762104 127780007 127780184
ATS : 109756354 109774922 109774938 109781985
TDC : 119317653 119317654 119321176 119322537 119326524
TAES : 123128186 123130860 123130862 123134421 123134423 123138008 123145288 123145289 123145293 123145295
TUA : 125512392 125512434 125514359 125514360
HVG : 123404177 123404258 123405501
LPER : 127306411 127311774 127311775
SBI : 110435045 8060698 8066368
ZMA : 100191328 100273207 100282744 100381639 103631986 103640919 118475586
MFLO : 136467571 136467616 136474671 136477988 136542987
SITA : 101768137 101783555
PVIR : 120650240 120657027 120677804 120701919
PHAI : 112886426 112890525 112896900
PAUA : 133919667 133921375
MUS : 103976995 103980416 135583191 135625871
ZOF : 121993200 121997168 122020013 122023662 122032659 122035107
AOF : 109833613 109843629 109843630
ACAK : 137945507 137949569
TDL : TDEL_0E01510(TDEL0E01510)
LBG : 92209539(LODBEIA_P43430)
CAL : CAALFM_C601110WA(FAD2)
CTEN : 18247366(PSN45_004733)
ASAU : 88173769(PUMCH_002705)
PKZ : C5L36_0C09550 C5L36_0C09560
YLI : 2906773(YALI2_C00885g)
NTE : NEUTE1DRAFT86398(NEUTE1DRAFT_86398)
SMP : 10808924(SMAC4_03650)
PBEL : QC761_504330(FAH12)
PPSD : QC762_504330(FAH12)
PPSP : QC763_504330(FAH12)
PPSA : QC764_504330(FAH12)
RTHE : 98124084(VTJ83DRAFT_3097)
FPOA : FPOAC1_008748(FAH12)
TATV : 25780669(TrAtP1_007277)
UVI : 66066002(UV8b_05224)
PLJ : 28892358(PLICBS_000183)
PTKZ : JDV02_003432(FAH12)
DCON : 63715482(DCS_02839)
CDET : 87945815(CDEST_09312)
BFU : BCIN_01g05120 BCIN_02g06310 BCIN_13g00280
PSCO : LY89DRAFT_613354 LY89DRAFT_693845 LY89DRAFT_706947
GLZ : GLAREA_04493 GLAREA_09934
ALUC : AKAW2_30542S(FAH12)
PCS : N7525_002119 N7525_002710
PPSF : 300790812(PFLUO_LOCUS4923)
PTRR : 6341855(PtrM4_096950)
AALT : CC77DRAFT_261211 CC77DRAFT_946470
ADAC : 96086411(ACET3X_006089)
CDEC : 89987166(IAS62_000390)
CTEG : 91987316(I308_100458)
CBAS : 91980441(I312_100393)
CDEP : 91084370(L203_100154)
KMG : 30163164(I203_102154)
KNE : 92180031(IAR55_002773)
KDJ : 28969058(I303_105194)
KBI : 30210387(I302_106746)
KPIN : 30170646(I206_104739)
KSH : 87956843(IL334_004712)
KER : 91101781(V865_002977)
KSN : 43585377(CI109_102886)
KEP : 91094252(L201_003582)
TASA : A1Q1_01239 A1Q1_06326
CCAC : CcaHIS019_0112250(CcaverHIS019_0112250) CcaHIS019_0508550(CcaverHIS019_0508550)
TVS : TRAVEDRAFT_147014 TRAVEDRAFT_28463 TRAVEDRAFT_38834
RSX : RhiXN_08914 RhiXN_08917
LBC : LACBIDRAFT_292603(FAD12-5)
ABP : AGABI1DRAFT113988(AGABI1DRAFT_113988)
ABV : AGABI2DRAFT193825(AGABI2DRAFT_193825)
PCUB : JR316_0007061 JR316_0012985
MORE : E1B28_012456 E1B28_013509
SCM : SCHCO_02615271(SCHCODRAFT_02615271)
MVES : 80899844(MVES1_000337)
PGR : PGTG_00088 PGTG_00121
PTRC : PtA15_1A110 PtA15_1A111 PtA15_1A125
PSTR : Pst134EA_001028 Pst134EA_001035 Pst134EA_001054 Pst134EA_004855 Pst134EA_004856
MLR : MELLADRAFT_70376 MELLADRAFT_75337
LMAT : 92512922(LSCM1_02844)
LOI : 92358618(LSCM4_02658)
LEIS : 94178061(GH5_02552)
LENR : 94169385(CUR178_02112)
LEIN : 94185864(JIQ42_02137)
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Taxonomy
Reference
Authors
Pugh EL, Kates M.
Title
Characterization of a membrane-bound phospholipid desaturase system of candida lipolytica.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Slack CR, Roughan PG, Browse J.
Title
Evidence for an oleoyl phosphatidylcholine desaturase in microsomal preparations from cotyledons of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) seed.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Stymne S, Appelqvist LA.
Title
The biosynthesis of linoleate from oleoyl-CoA via oleoyl-phosphatidylcholine in microsomes of developing safflower seeds.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Smith MA, Cross AR, Jones OT, Griffiths WT, Stymne S, Stobart K
Title
Electron-transport components of the 1-acyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine delta 12-desaturase (delta 12-desaturase) in microsomal preparations from developing safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) cotyledons.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Kearns EV, Hugly S, Somerville CR
Title
The role of cytochrome b5 in delta 12 desaturation of oleic acid by microsomes of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.).
Journal
Reference
Authors
Miquel M, Browse J
Title
Arabidopsis mutants deficient in polyunsaturated fatty acid synthesis. Biochemical and genetic characterization of a plant oleoyl-phosphatidylcholine desaturase.
Journal
J Biol Chem 267:1502-9 (1992)
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