Functional category : Unsaturated fatty acid beta-oxidation

Name : Unsaturated fatty acid beta-oxidation
Organism : Caenorhabditis elegans
Description : The beta-oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids needs additional steps, in order to displace the double bonds to proper positions allowing beta-oxidation. Beta-oxidation of unsaturated fatty acid with double bounds extending from even-numbered carbons yields 2,4-dienoyl-CoAs. When the double bounds are extending from odd-numbered carbons, 2,5-dienoyl-CoAs is produced. Specific enzymes for displacing the unsaturations are PDCR, PECI and ECH1.
Gene(s) :
GENE PROTEIN FAMILY
dhs-28
ech-4
F58F9.7
F59B8.2
F59F4.1
T05C12.3
Y25C1A.13
Y57A10C.6
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