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Rat liver microsomes have the capacity to convert stearoyl CoA to oleyl CoA by an enzymatic reaction requiring both oxygen and the integrity of the NADH-linked microsomal electron transport chain of which Δ9 desaturase is the terminal component (Wilson et al., 1967).
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Mercuri, O., De Tomás, M.E. (1977). Regulation of the Δ9 Desaturation. In: Bazán, N.G., Brenner, R.R., Giusto, N.M. (eds) Function and Biosynthesis of Lipids. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 83. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3276-3_7
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