Search Ontology:
GO: Molecular Function

dihydroceramide fatty acyl 2-hydroxylase activity

Term ID
GO:0102771
Synonyms
  • plant sphingolipid fatty acid 2-hydroxylase actitivy
  • sphingolipid very long chain fatty acid alpha-hydroxylase activity
Definition
Catalysis of the reaction: an N-(1,2-saturated acyl)sphinganine + 2 Fe(II)-[cytochrome b5] + 2 H+ + O2 = an N-[(2'R)-hydroxyacyl]sphinganine + 2 Fe(III)-[cytochrome b5] + H2O.
References
Ontology
GO: Molecular Function    QuickGO    AmiGO
Relationships
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Phenotype
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