omega-6 fatty acid desaturase activity

id: GO:0045485
name: omega-6 fatty acid desaturase activity
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: Catalysis of the introduction of an omega-6 double bond into the fatty acid hydrocarbon chain.

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0016705oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen