phosphatidylcholine desaturase activity

Term ID

GO:0050184

Synonyms

• 1-16:0-2-18:1-phosphatidylcholine desaturase activity
• 1-18:1-2-18:2-phosphatidylcholine desaturase activity
• 1-18:1-2-18:2-phosphatidylcholine synthase activity
• 1-18:1-2-18:3-phosphatidylcholinedesaturase activity
• 1-18:2-2-18:1-phosphatidylcholine desaturase activity (SN2-18:2 forming)
• 1-acyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine:NAD+ delta12-oxidoreductase activity
• acyl-lipid omega-6 desaturase (cytochrome b5)
• linoleate synthase activity
• oleate desaturase activity
• oleoyl-CoA desaturase activity
• oleoylphosphatidylcholine desaturase activity

Definition

Catalysis of the reaction: An oleoyl-[glycerolipid] + 2 ferrocytochrome b5 + O2 + 2 H+ = a linoleoyl-[glycerolipid] + 2 ferricytochrome b5 + 2 H2O.

References

• EC:1.14.19.22
• KEGG_REACTION:R03475
• MetaCyc:PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE-DESATURASE-RXN
• RHEA:46332

Ontology

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