OBO ID: GO:0052631 |
Term Name: | sphingolipid delta-8 desaturase activity | Search Ontology: | |
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Definition: | Catalysis of the formation of a double bond between C8 and C9 of the long chain base of a sphingolipid. For example, sphinganine (d18:0) = 8-sphingenine (d18:1delta8); phytosphinganine (t18:0) = 8-phytosphingenine (t18:1delta8); and 4-sphingenine (18:1delta4) = 4,8-sphingadienine (d18:2delta4,8). (2) | ||
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Ontology: | GO: Molecular Function QuickGO AmiGO |
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