Functional category : Fatty acid synthesis/PUFAS synthesis

Name : Fatty acid synthesis/PUFAS synthesis
Organism : Homo sapiens
Description : Peroxisomal beta-oxidation can produce polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) by shortening the carbon-chain, instead of elongating as it happens in the endoplasmatic reticulum. The PUFAs synthetized in the peroxisome are docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C22:6n-3), the main compound in plasmalogens, and docosapentaenoic acid (C22:5n-3). We included the only enzyme involved in chain elongation (PECR).
Gene(s) :
GENE PROTEIN FAMILY
ABCD1
ABCD2
ABCD3
ABCD4
ACAA1
ACOX1
ACOX2
ACOX3
DECR2
ECH1
HSD17B4
IDH1
PECI
PECR
SCP2
Disease(s) :
Image(s) :

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Lipid metabolism
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