Description
Product Characteristics: SCD, SCD1, HGNC:10571, FADS5, PRO0998, acyl-CoA desaturase, delta-9-desaturase, fatty acid desaturase, predicted protein of HQ0998, stearoyl-CoA desaturase
Target Information: This gene encodes an enzyme involved in fatty acid biosynthesis, primarily the synthesis of oleic acid. Transcripts of approximately 3.9 and 5.2 kb, differing only by alternative polyadenlyation signals, have been detected. A gene encoding a similar enzyme is located on chromosome 4 and a pseudogene of this gene is located on chromosome 17. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2012]