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Stearoyl-CoA desaturase: rogue or innocent bystander?
Progress in lipid research - 1 Jan 2013
Hodson Leanne, Fielding Barbara A
Abstract excerpt
Different lipid fractions in humans have characteristic fatty acid profiles and these are maintained partly through diet and to a lesser extent through endogenous synthesis. The enzyme stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD; EC 1.14.99.5) is the rate-limiting enzyme in the synthesis of monounsaturated fatt...
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