Classification and substrate head-group specificity of membrane fatty acid desaturases

Membrane fatty acid desaturases are a diverse superfamily of enzymes that catalyze the introduction of double bonds into fatty acids. They are essential in a range of metabolic processes, such as the production of omega-3 fatty acids. However, our structure–function understanding of this superfamily...

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Main Authors: Dongdi Li, Ruth Moorman, Thomas Vanhercke, James Petrie, Surinder Singh, Colin J. Jackson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2001037016300459