Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.3.0)
Enables delta7-sterol 5(6)-desaturase activity. Involved in cholesterol biosynthetic process via desmosterol and cholesterol biosynthetic process via lathosterol. Is active in endoplasmic reticulum membrane. Is expressed in central nervous system; ganglia; gut; and liver lobe. Orthologous to human SC5D (sterol-C5-desaturase).
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