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     1. Oxidoreductases
        1.14 Acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen
            1.14.19 With oxidation of a pair of donors resulting in the reduction of O2 to two molecules of water
ID:1.14.19.18
Description:Sphingolipid 8-(E)-desaturase.
Alternative Name: 8-sphingolipid desaturase.
8 fatty acid desaturase.

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UniProtKB Enzyme Link: UniProtKB 1.14.19.18
BRENDA Enzyme Link: BRENDA 1.14.19.18
KEGG Enzyme Link: KEGG1.14.19.18
BioCyc Enzyme Link: BioCyc 1.14.19.18
ExPASy Enzyme Link: ExPASy1.14.19.18
EC2PDB Enzyme Link: EC2PDB 1.14.19.18
ExplorEnz Enzyme Link: ExplorEnz 1.14.19.18
PRIAM enzyme-specific profiles Link: PRIAM 1.14.19.18
IntEnz Enzyme Link: IntEnz 1.14.19.18
MEDLINE Enzyme Link: MEDLINE 1.14.19.18
MSA:

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Phylogenetic Tree:

1.14.19.18;

Uniprot:
M-CSA:
RHEA:46280 2 [Fe(II)-cytochrome b5] + an N-acylsphing-4-enine + 2 H(+) + O2 = 2 [Fe(III)-cytochrome b5] + a (4E,8E)-4-sphinga-4,8-dienine ceramide + 2 H2O
RULE(radius=1) [*:1]-[CH2;+0:2]-[CH2;+0:3]-[*:4].[Fe+2;H0:5].[Fe+2;H0:6].[H+;H0:7].[H+;H0:8].[O;H0;+0:9]=[O;H0;+0:10]>>[*:1]-[CH;+0:2]=[CH;+0:3]-[*:4].[Fe+3;H0:5].[Fe+3;H0:6].[OH2;+0:9].[OH2;+0:10]
Reaction
Core-to-Core No scaffolds atoms were exchanged as a result of the reaction

References

TitleAuthorsDatePubMed ID
Disruption of the sphingolipid Delta8-desaturase gene causes a delay in morphological changes in Candida albicans.Oura T, Kajiwara S2008 Dec19047747
Identification of fungal sphingolipid C9-methyltransferases by phylogenetic profiling.Ternes P, Sperling P, Albrecht S, Franke S, Cregg JM, Warnecke D, Heinz E2006 Mar 316339149
Fatty acid desaturases from the microalga Thalassiosira pseudonana.Tonon T, Sayanova O, Michaelson LV, Qing R, Harvey D, Larson TR, Li Y, Napier JA, Graham IA2005 Jul15978045
Isolation and characterization of the genes encoding delta(8)-sphingolipid desaturase from Saccharomyces kluyveri and Kluyveromyces lactis.Takakuwa N, Kinoshita M, Oda Y, Ohnishi M2002 Dec12402089
Functional identification of a delta8-sphingolipid desaturase from Borago officinalis.Sperling P, Libisch B, Zähringer U, Napier JA, Heinz E2001 Apr 1511368168
The Delta8-desaturase of Euglena gracilis: an alternate pathway for synthesis of 20-carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids.Wallis JG, Browse J1999 May 1510328826