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Information on EC 1.14.19.29 - sphingolipid 8-(E/Z)-desaturase

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IUBMB Comments
The enzymes from higher plants convert sphinganine, 4E-sphing-4-enine and phytosphinganine into E/Z-mixtures of Delta8-desaturated products displaying different proportions of geometrical isomers depending on plant species. The nature of the actual desaturase substrate has not yet been studied experimentally. The enzymes contain an N-terminal cytochrome b5 domain that acts as the direct electron donor to the active site of the desaturase . The homologous enzymes from some yeasts and diatoms, EC 1.14.19.18, sphingolipid 8-(E)-desaturase, act on sphing-4-enine ceramides and produce only the trans isomer.
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The expected taxonomic range for this enzyme is: Eukaryota, Bacteria
Synonyms
8 fatty acid desaturase, 8-sphingolipid desaturase, D8A, D8B, D8C, D8D, DELTA8 Des, Delta8 sphingolipid desaturase, DELTA8(E,Z)-sphingolipid desaturase, Delta8-fatty-acid desaturase 1, more
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LITERATURE
a (4R)-4-hydroxysphinganine ceramide + 2 ferrocytochrome b5 + O2 + 2 H+ = a (4R,8E)-4-hydroxysphing-8-enine ceramide + 2 ferricytochrome b5 + 2 H2O
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a (4R)-4-hydroxysphinganine ceramide + 2 ferrocytochrome b5 + O2 + 2 H+ = a (4R,8Z)-4-hydroxysphing-8-enine ceramide + 2 ferricytochrome b5 + 2 H2O
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