Differential effect of N-ethyl maleimide on Δ6-desaturase activity in human fetal liver toward fatty acids of the n?6 and n?3 series

Abstract  The effect of N-ethyl-maleimide (NEM) on Δ5-and Δ6-desaturase activities and the incorporation of substrates and products into different microsomal lipid classes and phospholipid (PL) subclasses were studied in human