palmitoyl-CoA 9-desaturase activity
Catalysis of the reaction: hexadecanoyl-CoA + 2 Fe(II)-[cytochrome b5] + O2 + 2 H(+) = (9Z)-hexadecenoyl-CoA + 2 Fe(III)-[cytochrome b5] + 2 H2O.
GO:0016215
acyl-CoA desaturase activity
is_a
palmitoyl-CoA delta9-desaturase activity
exact