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4-hydroxysphinganine ceramide fatty acyl 2-hydroxylase activity  
dihydroceramide fatty acyl 2-hydroxylase activity 
free fatty acid 2-hydroxylase activity  
Catalysis of the reaction: a 1,2-saturated fatty acid + 2 Fe(II)-[cytochrome b5] + 2 H+ + O2 = a (R)-2-hydroxy fatty acid + 2 Fe(III)-[cytochrome b5] + H2O. Note that the substrate is a free fatty acid, not a fatty acyl chain within a sphingolipid.

Synonyms
Xrefs: RHEA:38855
Definition Sources: GOC:sjm, RHEA:38855

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