Alcohol-forming fatty acyl-CoA reductase

Alcohol-forming fatty acyl-CoA reductase (EC 1.2.1.84, FAR (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name long-chain acyl-CoA:NADPH reductase.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Alcohol-forming fatty acyl-CoA reductase
Identifiers
EC no.1.2.1.84
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a long-chain acyl-CoA + 2 NADPH + 2 H+ a long-chain alcohol + 2 NADP+ + coenzyme A

The enzyme has been characterized from the plant Simmondsia chinensis.

References

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  1. ^ Metz JG, Pollard MR, Anderson L, Hayes TR, Lassner MW (March 2000). "Purification of a jojoba embryo fatty acyl-coenzyme A reductase and expression of its cDNA in high erucic acid rapeseed". Plant Physiology. 122 (3): 635–44. doi:10.1104/pp.122.3.635. PMC 58898. PMID 10712526.
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