Description
Product Characteristics: Stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) is a regulatory enzyme in lipogenesis. The enzyme is constitutively expressed in adipose tissue and is induced in liver in response to fat free, high carbohydrate diet. Several SCD isoforms (SCD1, -2, and -3) exist in the mouse. Mice with a targeted disruption of the SCD1 isoform had reduced body adiposity, increased insulin sensitivity, and resistance to diet-induced weight gain. The protection from obesity involved increased energy expenditure and increased oxygen consumption. SCD1 deficiency shows activation of lipid oxidation in addition to reduced triglyceride synthesis and storage.
Target Information: Terminal component of the liver microsomal stearyl-CoA desaturase system, that utilizes O(2) and electrons from reduced cytochrome b5 to catalyze the insertion of a double bond into a spectrum of fatty acyl-CoA substrates including palmitoyl-CoA and stearoyl-CoA