Gene:
stearoyl-CoA desaturase (delta-9-desaturase)
Gene ID:
205630
Symbol:
SCD
Species:
1000
Description:
Terminal component of the liver microsomal stearyl-CoA desaturase system, that utilizes O(2) and electrons from reduced cytochrome b5 to catalyze the insertion of a double bond into a spectrum of fatty acyl-CoA substrates including palmitoyl-CoA and stearoyl-CoA.