Summary

Name ACADL
Full Name Long-chain specific acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, mitochondrial
Synonyms LCAD, EC 1.3.8.8 |
Primary ID P28330
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Type protein
Relations 6
Pathways Fatty Acid Beta-Oxidation
Function Long-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 (By similarity). 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 (By similarity). Among the different mitochondrial acyl-CoA dehydrogenases, long-chain specific acyl-CoA dehydrogenase can act on saturated and unsaturated acyl-CoAs with 6 to 24 carbons with a preference for 8 to 18 carbons long primary chains (PubMed:21237683, PubMed:8823175). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P15650, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21237683, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8823175}.

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Regulator Mechanism target score
+ down-regulates quantity img/direct_inhibition.png chemical modification FAD(3-) 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates quantity img/direct-activation.png chemical modification trans-tetradec-2-enoyl-CoA 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates quantity img/direct-activation.png chemical modification FADH2(2-) 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates quantity img/direct_inhibition.png chemical modification lauroyl-CoA(4-) 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates quantity img/direct-activation.png chemical modification trans-dodec-2-enoyl-CoA(4-) 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates quantity img/direct_inhibition.png chemical modification myristoyl-CoA(4-) 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens