Primary Identifier | IPR033677 | Type | Family |
Short Name | ELOVL5 |
description | Elongation of very long chain fatty acids protein 5 (ELOVL5) is a component of the the long-chain fatty acids elongation cycle. It is a transmembrane enzyme in the endoplasmic reticulumthat adds two carbons per cycle to long- and very long-chain fatty acids with a preference for polyunsaturated acyl-CoA with the higher activity toward C18:3(n-6) acyl-CoA []. |