The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Escherichia coli, is induced upon cold shock and is involved in the formation of a cold-adapted variant of the outer membrane glycolipid lipid A.
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A (9Z)-hexadecenoyl-[acyl-carrier protein] + alpha-Kdo-(2->4)-alpha- Kdo-(2->6)-lipid IV(A) = (Kdo)(2)-((9Z)-hexadecenoyl)-lipid IV(A) + a holo-[acyl-carrier protein].