| Literature DB >> 7421425 |
M R Pollard, F D Gunstone, L J Morris, A T James.
Abstract
The delta 6 desaturase of rat liver can accommodate substrates with a wide range of chain length. delta 9-cis, 12-cis-Dienoic acids of chain lengths 14-22 carbon atoms were all desaturated at the delta 6 position by microsmal preparations from rat liver. By contrast, the delta 5 desaturase appeared much more chain-length sensitive. The percentage delta 5 desaturation of a series of delta 8-cis- and delta 9-trans-monoenoic acids increased with increasing chain length (from C16 to C20).Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID: 7421425 DOI: 10.1007/bf02534021
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lipids ISSN: 0024-4201 Impact factor: 1.880