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EC 4.1.1.106 Details
EC number
4.1.1.106
Accepted name
fatty acid photodecarboxylase
Reaction
a long-chain fatty acid + = a long-chain alkane + CO2
Other name(s)
FAP (gene name)
Systematic name
fatty acid carboxy-lyase (light-dependent, alkane-forming)
Comment
This algal enzyme, characterized from the green algae Chlorella variabilis and Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, is dependent on blue light, which photooxidizes its FAD cofactor. The enzyme acts on fatty acids in the range of C12 to C22, with a higher efficiency for C16 to C17 chains, and forms an alkane product that is one carbon shorter than the substrate. The enzyme can also act on unsaturated fatty acids, forming the respective alkenes, but does not generate a new double bond.
History
created 2017
EC Tree
1.14.14.2 created 1972, deleted 1976
1.14.14.4 created 2000, deleted 2002