Delta11-fatty-acid desaturase

Delta11-fatty-acid desaturase (, "Delta11 desaturase", "fatty acid Delta11-desaturase", "TpDESN", "Cro-PG", "Delta11 fatty acid desaturase", "Z/E11-desaturase", "Delta11-palmitoyl-CoA desaturase") is an enzyme with systematic name "acyl-CoA,hydrogen donor:oxygen Delta11-oxidoreductase". This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
The enzyme from the marine microalga "Thalassiosira pseudonana" desaturates palmitic acid 16:0 to 16:1Delta11, whereas that from the leafroller moth "Choristoneura rosaceana" desaturates myristic acid 14:0 to 14:1Delta11.