See Also: stearyl-CoA desaturase(medicine)
stearyl-CoA(medicine)
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stearyl alcohol(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
desaturase(medicine)
plasmanylethanolamine desaturase(medicine)
dehydrosqualene desaturase(medicine)
delta-15 desaturase(medicine)
dihydroceramide desaturase(medicine)

stearyl-CoA desaturase (medicine)


stearyl-CoA desaturase


A protein complex that is key in the synthesis of unsaturated fatty acids; it introduces a double bond at d9; high dietary levels of unsaturated fatty acids decrease this enzyme's activity in the liver; a number of agents will induce this enzyme (e.g., insulin, hydrocortisone, and triiodothyronine).