Summary

Name ACADM
Full Name Medium-chain specific acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, mitochondrial
Synonyms MCAD |
Primary ID P11310
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Type protein
Relations 2
Function Medium-chain specific acyl-CoA dehydrogenase is one of the acyl-CoA dehydrogenases that catalyze the first step of mitochondrial fatty acid beta-oxidation, an aerobic process breaking down fatty acids into acetyl-CoA and allowing the production of energy from fats (PubMed:1970566, PubMed:8823175, PubMed:21237683, PubMed:2251268). The first step of fatty acid beta-oxidation consists in the removal of one hydrogen from C-2 and C-3 of the straight-chain fatty acyl-CoA thioester, resulting in the formation of trans-2-enoyl-CoA (PubMed:2251268). Electron transfer flavoprotein (ETF) is the electron acceptor that transfers electrons to the main mitochondrial respiratory chain via ETF-ubiquinone oxidoreductase (ETF dehydrogenase) (PubMed:25416781, PubMed:15159392). Among the different mitochondrial acyl-CoA dehydrogenases, medium-chain specific acyl-CoA dehydrogenase acts specifically on acyl-CoAs with saturated 6 to 12 carbons long primary chains (PubMed:1970566, PubMed:8823175, PubMed:21237683, PubMed:2251268).

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Regulator Mechanism target score
+ up-regulates img/indirect-activation.png Fatty_acid_oxidation 0.7
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png binding ACADM 0.358
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens