ID   1.14.19.24
DE   acyl-CoA 11-(E)-desaturase.
CA   an 11,12-saturated fatty acyl-CoA + 2 Fe(II)-[cytochrome b5] + 2 H(+) +
CA   O2 = an (11E)-Delta(11)-fatty acyl-CoA + 2 Fe(III)-[cytochrome b5] +
CA   2 H2O.
CC   -!- Involved in sex pheromone synthesis in the Lepidoptera (moths).
CC   -!- The enzyme from the moth Spodoptera littoralis prefers 13:0 and 14:0
CC       substrates.
CC   -!- The product is formed by the stereospecific removal of the pro-R H at
CC       C-11 and the pro-S H at C-12. cf. EC 1.14.19.5.
CC   -!- Formerly EC 1.14.99.31.
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