• This becomes a particularly lucrative endeavour if it becomes possible to successfully synthesise so-called Omega-3 fatty acids or other nutraceutical products from basic saturated fatty acids, and extract them from their hosts. (wikipedia.org)
  • Other names in common use include stearyl acyl carrier protein desaturase, and stearyl-ACP desaturase. (wikipedia.org)
  • The 3 substrates of this enzyme are stearoyl-(acyl-carrier-protein), reduced acceptor, and O2, whereas its 3 products are oleoyl-(acyl-carrier-protein), acceptor, and H2O. (wikipedia.org)
  • Structural studies strongly suggest that the animal form of this enzyme (Stearoyl-acyl-carrier-protein desaturase) is evolutionarily divergent from the forms found in plants and fungi. (wikipedia.org)
  • The motion of phospholipid molecules within the lipid bilayer, dependent on the classes of phospholipids present, their fatty acid composition and degree of unsaturation of the acyl chains, the cholesterol concentration, and temperature. (lookformedical.com)
  • This enzyme participates in polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis. (wikipedia.org)