C-22 sterol desaturase activity
id: GO:0000249
name: C-22 sterol desaturase activity
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: Catalysis of the formation of the C-22(23) double bond in the sterol side chain. An example reaction: 5,7,24(28)-ergostatrienol + O2 + NADPH = 5,7,22,24(28)-ergostatetraenol + 2 H2O + NADP+.
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| GO:0070704 | sterol desaturase activity |
