Identification of mouse palmitoyl-coenzyme A Δ9-desaturase

Stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturase (SCD) catalyzes the desaturation of saturated fatty acids to monounsaturated fatty acids in mammalian cells. Currently, there are four known enzymatic isoforms (SCD1–SCD4) in the mouse genome. The physiological roles for multiple SCD isoforms and their substrate specif...

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Main Authors: Makoto Miyazaki, Sean M. Bruggink, James M. Ntambi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2006-04-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002222752033265X