The 24-carbon tetracosahexaenoyl-CoA (6,9,12,15,18,21-24:6(n-3) is transported to peroxisomes to undergo a putative single cycle of peroxisomal beta-oxidation, producing Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) (Sprecher 2002, Luthria et al. 1996).
Su, HM, Moser, AB, Moser, HW, Watkins, PA
Ferdinandusse, S, Denis, S, Dacremont, G, Wanders, RJ
Moore, SA, Hurt, E, Yoder, E, Sprecher, H, Spector, AA
long-chain fatty acid transporter activity of ABCD1 [peroxisomal membrane]
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