Ouroboros Well-Known Member Joined Apr 23, 2010 Messages 303 Reaction score 4 Location Indiana May 2, 2010 #31 Synthesis of some membrane components requires oxygen. Desaturases - the enzymes responsible for introducing double bonds in unsaturated fatty acids - use a sort of electron transport chain with oxygen as the terminal electron acceptor.
Synthesis of some membrane components requires oxygen. Desaturases - the enzymes responsible for introducing double bonds in unsaturated fatty acids - use a sort of electron transport chain with oxygen as the terminal electron acceptor.