ID   1.14.19.6
DE   Delta(12)-fatty-acid desaturase.
AN   Delta(12) desaturase.
AN   Delta(12) fatty acid desaturase.
AN   Delta(12)(omega-6)-desaturase.
AN   Delta(12)-desaturase.
AN   Oleoyl-CoA Delta(12) desaturase.
CA   Acyl-CoA + reduced acceptor + O(2) = Delta(12)-acyl-CoA + acceptor +
CA   2 H(2)O.
CC   -!- In the yeast Lipomyces starkeyi and in the American cockroach
CC       Periplaneta americana, this microsomal enzyme converts oleoyl-CoA
CC       into linoleoyl-CoA.
CC   -!- In the moths Cadra cautella and Spodoptera, the enzyme converts (Z)-
CC       9-tetradecenoic acid into (9Z,12E)-tetradeca-9,12-dienoic acid, which
CC       is reduced and acetylated to form the acetate ester pheromone.
CC   -!- Formerly EC 1.14.19.n3.
PR   PROSITE; PDOC00399;
DR   Q9Y8H5, FAD12_MORAP;  P59668, FAD12_MORIS;
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