Mechanism of fatty acid desaturation: A bioorganic perspective

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 107-112

  Behrouzian, B ^a,b   Buist, P H ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MAXYGEN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; CARBON; DELTA15 DESATURASE; DELTA4 DESATURASE; DEUTERIUM; ESTER DERIVATIVE; HYDROCARBON; LINOLEOYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; MEMBRANE ENZYME; OLEATE DELTA12 DESATURASE; OMEGA 3 DESATURASE; SULFUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; FATTY ACID DESATURATION; HYDROGENATION; HYDROXYLATION; LIPOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

EID: 0037320186     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-3278(02)00260-0     Document Type: Review

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