The enzyme, characterized from the plant Calendula officinalis, converts a single cis double bond at position 9 of fatty acids incorporated into glycerolipids into two conjugated trans double bonds at positions 8 and 10.
Cofactor
History
Reactions
A linoleoyl-[glycerolipid] + reduced acceptor + O(2) = an (8E,10E,12Z)- octadeca-8,10,12-trienoyl-[glycerolipid] + acceptor + 2 H(2)O.
