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Information on EC 1.3.8.8 - long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase

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Contains FAD as prosthetic group. One of several enzymes that catalyse the first step in fatty acids beta-oxidation. The enzyme from pig liver can accept substrates with acyl chain lengths of 6 to at least 16 carbon atoms. The highest activity was found with C12, and the rates with C8 and C16 were 80 and 70%, respectively . The enzyme from rat can accept substrates with C8-C22. It is most active with C14 and C16, and has no activity with C4, C6 or C24 . cf. EC 1.3.8.1, short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, EC 1.3.8.8, medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, and EC 1.3.8.9, very-long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase.
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The enzyme appears in viruses and cellular organisms
Synonyms
vlcad, very long-chain acyl-coa dehydrogenase, long-chain acyl-coa dehydrogenase, very long chain acyl-coa dehydrogenase, long-chain acyl-coa hydrolase, long chain acyl-coa dehydrogenase, long-chain acyl-coenzyme a dehydrogenase, palmitoyl-coa dehydrogenase, acyl-coa dehydrogenase 9, very-long-chain acyl-coenzyme a dehydrogenase, more
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LITERATURE
a long-chain acyl-CoA + electron-transfer flavoprotein = a long-chain trans-2,3-dehydroacyl-CoA + reduced electron-transfer flavoprotein
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