GO molecular function ontology term - GO:0080132 - fatty acid 2-hydroxylase activity

Term summary

ID

GO:0080132

Name

fatty acid 2-hydroxylase activity

Ontology or CV name

GO molecular function

Definition

Catalysis of the hydroxylation of the C-2 position in a fatty acid. The 2-hydroxylation may occur on free fatty acids or within the fatty acyl chain of a sphingolipid.

Parents

• is_a oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen, another compound as one donor, and incorporation of one atom of oxygen

Annotation