Alpha-oxidation of phytanate
Wanders RJA, Jansen GA, Lloyd MD. Phytanic acid alpha-oxidation, new insights into an old problem: a review. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 2003 Mar;1631(2):119–35. doi: 10.1016/s1388-1981(03)00003-9.; Baxter JH. Absorption of chlorophyll phytol in normal man and in patients with Refsum's disease. Journal of Lipid Research. 1968 Sep;9(5):636–41. doi: 10.1016/s0022-2275(20)42711-7.
Metabolites
Enzyme
| EC Number | name | full name | note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2.1.- | |||
| 1.14.11.18 | phytanoyl-CoA dioxygenase | phytanoyl-CoA, 2-oxoglutarate:oxygen oxidoreductase (2-hydroxylating) | |
| 1.2.1.3 | aldehyde dehydrogenase (NAD+) | aldehyde:NAD+ oxidoreductase | |
| 1.2.1.94 | farnesal dehydrogenase | farnesal:NAD+ oxidoreductase | |
| 1.3.1.38 | trans-2-enoyl-CoA reductase (NADPH) | acyl-CoA:NADP+ trans-2-oxidoreductase | |
| 4.1.2.63 | 2-hydroxyacyl-CoA lyase | 2-hydroxy-3-methyl fatty-CoA formyl-CoA lyase (2-methyl branched fatty aldehyde-forming) | |
| 6.2.1.15 | arachidonate-CoA ligase | arachidonate:CoA ligase (AMP-forming) | |
| 6.2.1.24 | phytanate-CoA ligase | phytanate:CoA ligase (AMP-forming) | |
| 6.2.1.3 | long-chain-fatty-acid-CoA ligase | long-chain fatty acid:CoA ligase (AMP-forming) | |
| 6.2.1.7 | cholate-CoA ligase | cholate:CoA ligase (AMP-forming) |
Proteins
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