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).
Denis, S, Wanders, RJA, Dacremont, G, Ferdinandusse, S
Moser, AB, Watkins, PA, Su, HM, Moser, HW
Hurt, E, Sprecher, H, Yoder, E, Moore, SA, Spector, AA
long-chain fatty acid transporter activity of ABCD1 [peroxisomal membrane]
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