ID   1.14.19.32
DE   palmitoyl-CoA 14-(E/Z)-desaturase.
CA   (1) 2 Fe(II)-[cytochrome b5] + 2 H(+) + hexadecanoyl-CoA + O2 = (14E)-
CA   hexadecenoyl-CoA + 2 Fe(III)-[cytochrome b5] + 2 H2O.
CA   (2) 2 Fe(II)-[cytochrome b5] + 2 H(+) + hexadecanoyl-CoA + O2 = (14Z)-
CA   hexadecenoyl-CoA + 2 Fe(III)-[cytochrome b5] + 2 H2O.
CC   -!- The enzyme, found in the moth Ostrinia furnacalis (Asian corn borer),
CC       produces a mixture of (E)- and (Z)- isomers.
CC   -!- The products are subsequently truncated by partial beta-oxidation to
CC       a blend of 12(E/Z)-tetradec-12-enoyl-CoA, which are converted to the
CC       species-specific sex pheromones (E)- and (Z)-tetradec-12-enoyl
CC       acetates.
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