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EC 1.3.1.86 Details
EC number
1.3.1.86
Accepted name
crotonyl-CoA reductase
Reaction
butanoyl-CoA + NADP+ = (E)-but-2-enoyl-CoA + NADPH + H+
Other name(s)
butyryl-CoA dehydrogenase,
butyryl dehydrogenase,
unsaturated acyl-CoA reductase,
ethylene reductase,
enoyl-coenzyme A reductase,
unsaturated acyl coenzyme A reductase,
butyryl coenzyme A dehydrogenase,
short-chain acyl CoA dehydrogenase,
short-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase,
3-hydroxyacyl CoA reductase,
butanoyl-CoA:(acceptor) 2,3-oxidoreductase,
CCR
Systematic name
butanoyl-CoA:NADP+ 2,3-oxidoreductase
Comment
Catalyses the reaction in the reverse direction. This enzyme from Streptomyces collinus is specific for (E)-but-2-enoyl-CoA, and is proposed to provide butanoyl-CoA as a starter unit for straight-chain fatty acid biosynthesis.
History
created 2011
EC Tree
1.3.1.23 created 1972, deleted 2005
1.3.1.50 created 1992, deleted 1999
1.3.1.55 created 1999, deleted 2004