acyl-CoA reductase
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acyl-CoA reductase
EC 1.2.1.50; recommended name: long-chain-fatty-acyl-CoA reductase; systematic name: long-chain-aldehyde: NADP+ oxidoreductase (acyl-CoA-forming). An enzyme that catalyses a reaction between a long-chain aldehyde, CoA, and NADP+ to form long-chain acyl-CoA and NADPH. It is part of the bacterial luciferase system. Example: see Lux proteins.
| acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, acyl-CoA, acyl migration | |
| acylation, acylglycerol, acylphosphatase |
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