Delta12-asam lemak desaturase (EC1.14.19.6, Delta12 fatty acid desaturase, Delta12(omega6)-desaturase, oleoyl-CoA Delta12 desaturase, Delta12 desaturase, Delta12-desaturase) adalah sebuah enzim dengan nama sistematisasil-KoA, pendonor hidrogen:oksigen Delta12-oksidoreduktase.[1][2][3][4] Enzim ini mengkatalisisreaksi kimia berikut:
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↑Lomascolo A, Dubreucq E, Galzy P (March 1996). "Study of the delta 12-desaturase system of Lipomyces starkeyi". Lipids. 31 (3): 253–9. doi:10.1007/bf02529871. PMID8900454. S2CID27459395.
↑Tocher DR, Leaver MJ, Hodgson PA (1998). "Recent advances in the biochemistry and molecular biology of fatty acyl desaturases". Progress in Lipid Research. 37 (2–3): 73–117. doi:10.1016/s0163-7827(98)00005-8. PMID9829122.