Delta8-fatty-acid desaturase

Delta8-fatty-acid desaturase (, "Delta8-sphingolipid desaturase", "EFD1", "BoDES8", "SLD", "Delta8 fatty acid desaturase", "Delta8-desaturase") is an enzyme with systematic name "phytosphinganine,hydrogen donor:oxygen Delta8-oxidoreductase". This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
This enzyme, which has been found mainly in plants, introduces a double bond at Delta8 of C18 and C20 fatty acids.