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desat1

Gene
desat1
Protein
(11Z)-hexadec-11-enoyl-CoA conjugase
Organism
Bombyx mori
Length
330 amino acids
Function
Fatty acid desaturase that catalyzes 2 consecutive steps in the biosynthesis of bombykol, a sex pheromone produced by the moth. First acts as an acyl-CoA Delta(11) desaturase (1) by catalyzing the formation of Delta(11) fatty acyl precursors. Then acts as a (11Z)-hexadec-11-enoyl-CoA conjugase (2) by converting a single cis double bond at position 11 of (11Z)-hexadec-11-enoyl-CoA into conjugated 10 trans and 12 cis double bonds.
Similarity
Belongs to the fatty acid desaturase type 1 family.
Mass
38.077 kDa
Sequence
MPPNSVDKTNETEYLKDNHVDYEKLIAPQASPIKHKIVVMNVIRFSYLHIAGLYGLYLCFTSAKLATSVFAIVLFFLGNFGITAGAHRLWSHNGYKVKLPLEILLMVFNSIAFQNTIFTWVRDHRLHHKYTDTDADPHNATRGFFFSHIGWLLVRKHPMVKIAGKSLDMSDIYCNPLLRFQKKYAIPFIGTICFIIPTLAPMYFWGESLNNAWHITVLRYIFSLNGTFLVNSAAHLWGYKPYDKSLKATQSGMANAFTFGEGFHNYHHVFPWDYRADELGDRYINLTTRFIDFFAWMGWAYDLKTASTNIIEKRALRTGDGTYKRPNGMN