"Fatty Acid Desaturases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A family of enzymes that catalyze the stereoselective, regioselective, or chemoselective syn-dehydrogenation reactions. They function by a mechanism that is linked directly to reduction of molecular OXYGEN.
| Descriptor ID |
D044943
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.682.690.708.392
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Plasma nutrient biomarkers are associated with waist-to-height ratio in youth with type 1 diabetes. J Nutr. 2015 Mar; 145(3):579-86.