Functional category : Branched chain fatty acid beta-oxidation

Name :

Branched chain fatty acid beta-oxidation

Organism :

Arabidopsis thaliana

Description :

Branched chain fatty acids have a carbon scaffold with methyl branches. The enzymes that allow the properly beta-oxidation are:

a) ACOX2 (it belongs to the acyl-CoA oxidases family and carries on the first dehydrogenation),

ACOX3 (it belongs to the acyl-CoA oxidases family and is involved in branched chain FA oxidation only in rodentia. It carries on the first dehydrogenation),

c) HSD17B4 (D-PBE) (hydration and dehydrogenation again, rely on the bifunctional protein),

d) SCPX (Sterol carrier protein X carries on the thyolitic cleavage).

Gene(s) :

GENE	PROTEIN FAMILY
ACX1	ACOX
ACX2	ACOX
ACX3	ACOX
ACX4	ACOX
ACX5	ACOX
ACX6	ACOX

Disease(s) :

Image(s) :

THCA-SCFA-BCFA-oxidation.png
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[top] Image description : Fatty acid oxidation

Fatty acid oxidation

[top] Image description : Lipid metabolism

Lipid metabolism
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