| 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.