Δ7-sterol 5(6)-desaturase
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In enzymology, a Δ7-sterol 5(6)-desaturase (EC 1.14.19.20) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
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EC no. | 1.14.19.20 | ||||||||
CAS no. | 37255-37-1 | ||||||||
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BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
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PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
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Δ7-sterol + 2 ferrocytochrome b5 + O2 + 2 H+ = Δ5,7-sterol + 2 ferricytochrome b5 + 2 H2O
The four substrates of this enzyme are Δ7-sterol, ferrocytochrome b5, H+, and O2. Its three products are Δ5,7-sterol, ferricytochrome b5, and H2O.