SCD (Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase), Fig. 1
Conversion of C16:0 to C16:1 n-1 and C18:0 to C18:1 n-9 by SCD1 is the result of the introduction of a double bond between carbon 9 and 10 counted from the COOH site. The oxygen (O) molecules are depicted in red, hydrogen (H) in white, and carbon in gray (C). Structures are derived using the MOLVIEW program (http://molview.org)