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1.3.8.8: long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase

This is an abbreviated version!
For detailed information about long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, go to the full flat file.

Word Map on EC 1.3.8.8

Reaction

a long-chain acyl-CoA
+
electron-transfer flavoprotein
=
a long-chain trans-2,3-dehydroacyl-CoA
+
reduced electron-transfer flavoprotein

Synonyms

ACAD 9, AcdB, acyl-CoA dehydrogenase 9, BACH, CTE-II, EC 1.3.99.13, EC 1.3.99.3, LCAD, long chain acyl coenzyme A dehydrogenase, long chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, long-chain acyl-CoA hydrolase, long-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase, MCAD, medium long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, More, MTE-II, palmitoyl-CoA dehydrogenase, palmitoyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase, PtmO4, type-II acyl-CoA thioesterase, very long chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, very-long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, very-long-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase, VLCAD, VLMCAD

ECTree

     1 Oxidoreductases
         1.3 Acting on the CH-CH group of donors
             1.3.8 With a flavin as acceptor
                1.3.8.8 long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase

Systematic Name

Systematic Name on EC 1.3.8.8 - long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase

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SYSTEMATIC NAME
IUBMB Comments
long-chain acyl-CoA:electron-transfer flavoprotein 2,3-oxidoreductase
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 [2]. 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 [4]. 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.