Acyl-lipid (7-3)-desaturase creates a double bond at the fourth
position from the carboxyl end of docosapentaenoic acid (C22:5n-3),
converting it into docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6n-3). The enzyme can
additionally catalyze the conversion of 22:4n-6 into 22:5n-6 .
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