Wax biosynthesis

Cheng JB, Russell DW. Mammalian wax biosynthesis. I. Identification of two fatty acyl-Coenzyme A reductases with different substrate specificities and tissue distributions. J Biol Chem. 2004 Sep 03;279(36):37789–97. PMID: 15220348; PMCID: PMC2757098.

Metabolites

1-Hexadecanol

Formula: C16H34O (242.26095139999998)

CAS ID: 36653-82-4

Formate

Formula: CH2O2 (46.0054792)

CAS ID: 64-18-6

H+

Formula: H (1.0078246)

CAS ID: 12408-02-5

Palmityl palmitate

Formula: C32H64O2 (480.4906044)

CAS ID: 540-10-3

Retinol

Formula: C20H30O (286.229653)

CAS ID: 68-26-8

Retinyl palmitate

Formula: C36H60O2 (524.459306)

CAS ID: 79-81-2

Arachidyl alcohol

Formula: C20H42O (298.3235482)

CAS ID: 629-96-9

palmitoyl-CoA(4-)

Formula: C37H62N7O17P3S (1001.3135592)

CAS ID: 1763-10-6

NADPH(4-)

Formula: C21H26N7O17P3 (741.0598016)

CAS ID: 53-57-6

NADP(3-)

Formula: C21H25N7O17P3 (740.051977)

CAS ID: 53-59-8



Enzyme

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Proteins

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