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Literature summary for 1.14.19.1 extracted from

  • Oshino, N.; Imai, Y.; Sato, R.
    A function of cytochrome b5 in fatty acid desaturation by rat liver microsomes (1971), J. Biochem., 69, 155-167.
    View publication on PubMed

Activating Compound

Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
cytochrome b5 reductase NADH-specific, required, EC 1.6.2.2 Rattus norvegicus

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
azide
-
Rattus norvegicus
CN-
-
Rattus norvegicus
HgCl2
-
Rattus norvegicus

Localization

Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
microsome
-
Rattus norvegicus
-
-

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
stearoyl-CoA + AH2 + O2 Rattus norvegicus
-
oleoyl-CoA + A + H2O
-
?

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Rattus norvegicus
-
Sprague-Dawley, male
-

Reaction

Reaction Comment Organism Reaction ID
stearoyl-CoA + 2 ferrocytochrome b5 + O2 + 2 H+ = oleoyl-CoA + 2 ferricytochrome b5 + 2 H2O the reducing equivalents required for the desaturation site seem to be supplied from NADPH via cytochrome b5 as electron carrier Rattus norvegicus

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
adipose epididymal Rattus norvegicus
-
liver
-
Rattus norvegicus
-

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
0.0023
-
fed microsomes Rattus norvegicus
0.0079
-
induced microsomes Rattus norvegicus

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
stearoyl-CoA + AH2 + O2
-
Rattus norvegicus oleoyl-CoA + A + H2O
-
?
stearoyl-CoA + NAD(P)H + O2 fatty acid desaturation Rattus norvegicus oleoyl-CoA + NAD(P)+ + H2O
-
?

Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
30
-
assay at Rattus norvegicus

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
7
-
with NADH and NADPH Rattus norvegicus
7.2
-
assay at Rattus norvegicus
7.8
-
with ascorbate Rattus norvegicus

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
ascorbate
-
Rattus norvegicus
cytochrome b5 required Rattus norvegicus
NADH
-
Rattus norvegicus
NADPH
-
Rattus norvegicus