UniProt functional annotation for P22337

UniProt code: P22337.

Organism: Ricinus communis (Castor bean).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae; rosids; fabids; Malpighiales; Euphorbiaceae; Acalyphoideae; Acalypheae; Ricinus.
 
Function: Converts stearoyl-ACP to oleoyl-ACP by introduction of a cis double bond between carbons 9 and 10 of the acyl chain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17088542, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21930947}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=2 H(+) + O2 + octadecanoyl-[ACP] + 2 reduced [2Fe-2S]- [ferredoxin] = (9Z)-octadecenoyl-[ACP] + 2 H2O + 2 oxidized [2Fe-2S]- [ferredoxin]; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:11776, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:9656, Rhea:RHEA- COMP:9924, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:10000, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:10001, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:15379, ChEBI:CHEBI:33737, ChEBI:CHEBI:33738, ChEBI:CHEBI:78495, ChEBI:CHEBI:78783; EC=1.14.19.2; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:17088542, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21930947};
Cofactor: Name=Fe(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29033; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:12704186, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17088542, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8861937}; Note=Binds 2 Fe(2+) ions per subunit. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12704186, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17088542, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8861937};
Pathway: Lipid metabolism; fatty acid metabolism.
Subunit: Homodimer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12704186, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17088542, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8861937}.
Subcellular location: Plastid, chloroplast. Plastid. Note=In green tissue, found in chloroplasts. In non-photosynthetic tissue, found in plastids.
Tissue specificity: Higher levels in developing seeds than in leaf and root tissues.
Similarity: Belongs to the fatty acid desaturase type 2 family. {ECO:0000305}.
Sequence caution: Sequence=AAA74692.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Note=Extended N-terminus.; Evidence={ECO:0000305};

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.