"Fatty Acid Desaturases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A family of enzymes that catalyze the stereoselective, regioselective, or chemoselective syn-dehydrogenation reactions. They function by a mechanism that is linked directly to reduction of molecular OXYGEN.
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D044943
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.682.690.708.392
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fatty Acid Desaturases" by people in Profiles.
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BCDO2 acts as a carotenoid scavenger and gatekeeper for the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway. Development. 2012 Aug; 139(16):2966-77.
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A mitochondrial enzyme degrades carotenoids and protects against oxidative stress. FASEB J. 2011 Mar; 25(3):948-59.
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Transcriptional regulation in bacterial membrane lipid synthesis. J Lipid Res. 2009 Apr; 50 Suppl:S115-9.
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Membrane lipid homeostasis in bacteria. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2008 Mar; 6(3):222-33.
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Riboflavin-responsive multiple acyl coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency presenting as a proximal myopathy in a young adult. Arthritis Rheum. 1988 May; 31(5):695-6.