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Enoyl-(Acyl-Carrier Protein) Reductase (NADPH, B-Specific)
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Definition
: An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of acyl-[acyl-carrier protein] to trans-2,3-dehydroacyl-[acyl-carrier protein] in the fatty acid biosynthesis pathway. It has a preference for acyl derivatives with carbon chain length from 4 to 16.
Other names
Dehydrogenase, Acyl-
ACP; Acyl ACP Dehydrogenase; Enoyl-
(Acyl-
Carrier-
Protein)reductase (NADPH); Acyl-
ACP Dehydrogenase
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Etr1 protein, S cerevisiae
EC 1.3.1.10
*Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
*Enoyl-(Acyl-Carrier Protein) Reductase (NADPH, B-Specific).