Pub. Date : 2002 Nov
PMID : 12440976
1 Functional Relationships(s)Download |
Sentence | Compound Name | Protein Name | Organism |
1 | Delta-6 Desaturase (D6D) and Delta-5 desaturase (D5D) are the key enzymes for the synthesis of highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFAs), such as arachidonic acid (20:4, n -6) and docosahexaenoic acid (22:6, n -3), that are incorporated in phospholipids (PLs) and perform essential physiological functions. | Arachidonic Acid | fatty acid desaturase 1 | Homo sapiens |