Term Name: sphingolipid delta-4 desaturase activity
Synonyms: delta-4 sphingolipid desaturase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: an N-acylsphinganine + 2 Fe(II)-[cytochrome b5] + O2 + 2 H+ = an N-acylsphing-4-enine + 2 Fe(III)-[cytochrome b5] + 2 H2O.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0042284]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with oxidation of a pair of donors resulting in the reduction of molecular oxygen to two molecules of water