DB identifier | AT4G30950 | Secondary Identifier | locus:2126734 |
Name | fatty acid desaturase 6 | Brief Description | fatty acid desaturase 6 |
TAIR Computational Description | fatty acid desaturase 6;(source:Araport11) |
TAIR Curator Summary | Chloroplastic enzyme responsible for the synthesis of 16:2 and 18:2 fatty acids from galactolipids, sulpholipids and phosphatidylglycerol. Uses ferredoxin as electron donor. Gene mutation resulted in reduced level of unsaturated fatty acids leading to susceptibility to photoinhibition. |
TAIR Short Description | fatty acid desaturase 6 |
TAIR Aliases | FAD6, FADC, SFD4 |