Fatty acid desaturase 2

mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
Protein protein Q21173708
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Fatty acid desaturase 2

Summary

Fatty acid desaturase 2 is a protein[1]. It draws 28 Wikipedia views per month (protein category, ranking #147 of 987).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fatty acid desaturase 2's instance of is recorded as protein[3].
  • Fatty acid desaturase 2 is part of fatty acid desaturase, type 1[4].
  • Fatty acid desaturase 2 is part of cytochrome b5-like heme/steroid binding domain superfamily[5].
  • Fatty acid desaturase 2 is part of membrane protein[6].
  • Fatty acid desaturase 2 is part of fatty acid desaturase[7].
  • Fatty acid desaturase 2 is part of cytochrome b5-like heme/steroid binding domain, protein family[8].
  • Fatty acid desaturase 2 comprises Fatty acid desaturase domain[9].
  • Fatty acid desaturase 2 comprises cytochrome b5-like heme/steroid binding domain[10].
  • Fatty acid desaturase 2's molecular function is recorded as stearoyl-CoA 9-desaturase activity[11].
  • Fatty acid desaturase 2's molecular function is recorded as oxidoreductase activity[12].
  • Fatty acid desaturase 2's molecular function is recorded as linoleoyl-CoA desaturase activity[13].
  • Fatty acid desaturase 2's cell component is recorded as integral component of membrane[14].
  • Fatty acid desaturase 2's cell component is recorded as integral component of plasma membrane[15].
  • Fatty acid desaturase 2's cell component is recorded as endoplasmic reticulum membrane[16].
  • Fatty acid desaturase 2's cell component is recorded as membrane[17].
  • Fatty acid desaturase 2's cell component is recorded as endoplasmic reticulum[18].
  • Fatty acid desaturase 2's cell component is recorded as membrane[19].
  • Fatty acid desaturase 2's biological process is recorded as unsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic process[20].
  • Fatty acid desaturase 2's biological process is recorded as alpha-linolenic acid metabolic process[21].
  • Fatty acid desaturase 2's biological process is recorded as linoleic acid metabolic process[22].
  • Fatty acid desaturase 2's biological process is recorded as fatty acid biosynthetic process[23].
  • Fatty acid desaturase 2's biological process is recorded as lipid metabolism[24].
  • Fatty acid desaturase 2's biological process is recorded as fatty acid metabolic process[25].
  • Fatty acid desaturase 2's encoded by is recorded as FADS2[26].
  • Fatty acid desaturase 2's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[27].

Why It Matters

Fatty acid desaturase 2 draws 28 Wikipedia views per month (protein category, ranking #147 of 987).[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Cloning, expression, and nutritional regulation of the mammalian Delta-6 desaturase. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Cloning, expression, and nutritional regulation of the mammalian Delta-6 desaturase. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Cloning, expression, and nutritional regulation of the mammalian Delta-6 desaturase. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Cloning, expression, and nutritional regulation of the mammalian Delta-6 desaturase. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Boghog · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Found in taxon Homo sapiens
    Instance of
    Encoded by FADS2
    Cell component integral component of membrane, integral component of plasma membrane, endoplasmic reticulum membrane +3
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P591]]: 1.14.19.3, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261491|batch #261491]]"
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