Functional category : Long/very long fatty acids activation

Name : Long/very long fatty acids activation
Organism : Rattus norvegicus
Description : The long-chain fatty acid Coenzyme-A ligases activate the fatty acid by an esterification reaction with a Coenzyme-A. This allows the acyl-CoA to cross the membrane by specific transporters.
Gene(s) :
GENE PROTEIN FAMILY
Acsf2
Acsl1
Acsl3
Acsl4
Acsl5
Acsl6
Slc27a2
Slc27a6
Disease(s) :
Image(s) :

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Lipid metabolism
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