Term Name: dihydroceramide fatty acyl 2-hydroxylase activity
Synonyms: plant sphingolipid fatty acid 2-hydroxylase actitivy, sphingolipid very long chain fatty acid alpha-hydroxylase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: an N-(1,2-saturated acyl)sphinganine + 2 Fe(II)-[cytochrome b5] + 2 H+ + O2 = an N-[(2'R)-hydroxyacyl]sphinganine + 2 Fe(III)-[cytochrome b5] + H2O.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0102771]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: fatty acid 2-hydroxylase activity