Category:GO:0042284 ! sphingolipid delta-4 desaturase activity

id: GO:0042284

name: sphingolipid delta-4 desaturase activity
namespace: molecular_function
def: "Catalysis of the reaction: a dihydroceramide + 2 ferrocytochrome b5 + O2 + 2 H+ -> a sphingosine ceramide (aka (4E)-sphing-4-enine ceramide) + 2 ferricytochrome b5 + 2 H2O." [PMID:12417141, RHEA:46544]
synonym: "delta-4 sphingolipid desaturase activity" EXACT []
xref: EC:1.14.19.17
xref: RHEA:46544
is_a: GO:0016717 ! 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

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0042284</GOterm>
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