Fatty-acid peroxidase
fatty-acid peroxidase | |||||||||
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ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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In
- palmitate + 2 H2O2 pentadecanal + CO2 + 3 H2O
Thus, the two
.This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on a peroxide as acceptor (peroxidases). The systematic name of this enzyme class is hexadecanoate:hydrogen-peroxide oxidoreductase. This enzyme is also called long chain fatty acid peroxidase.
References
- MARTIN RO, STUMPF PK (1959). "Fat metabolism in higher plants. XII. alpha-Oxidation of long chain fatty acids". J. Biol. Chem. 234: 2548–54. PMID 14421733.