| Synonyms |
ACAD 9, AcdB, acyl-CoA dehydrogenase 9, BACH, CTE-II, 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 |
| Comments |
Contains FAD as prosthetic group. One of several enzymes that catalyse the first step in fatty acids ¦Â-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. |
