fatty acid desaturase

Summary

fatty acid desaturase is a group or class of enzymes^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of group_or_class_of_enzymes entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• fatty acid desaturase's instance of is recorded as group or class of enzymes^[3].
• fatty acid desaturase's subclass of is recorded as oxidoreductase^[4].
• fatty acid desaturase's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D044943^[5].
• fatty acid desaturase's has part is recorded as fatty acid desaturase, type 1^[6].
• fatty acid desaturase's has part is recorded as Fatty acid desaturase, type 2^[7].
• fatty acid desaturase's EC enzyme number is recorded as 1.14.19.-^[8].
• fatty acid desaturase's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bgsry^[9].
• fatty acid desaturase's MeSH tree code is recorded as D08.811.682.690.708.392^[10].
• fatty acid desaturase's molecular function is recorded as unsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic process^[11].
• fatty acid desaturase's molecular function is recorded as oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with oxidation of a pair of donors resulting in the reduction of molecular oxygen to two molecules of water^[12].
• fatty acid desaturase's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2777129432^[13].
• fatty acid desaturase's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2909992166^[14].
• fatty acid desaturase's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2777129432^[15].

Why It Matters

fatty acid desaturase ranks in the top 6% of group_or_class_of_enzymes entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16]