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Beta oxidation of hexanoyl-CoA to butanoyl-CoA
Stable Identifier
R-HSA-77350
Type
Pathway
Species
Homo sapiens
Compartment
mitochondrial matrix
ReviewStatus
5/5
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Metabolism (Homo sapiens)
Metabolism of lipids (Homo sapiens)
Fatty acid metabolism (Homo sapiens)
Mitochondrial Fatty Acid Beta-Oxidation (Homo sapiens)
mitochondrial fatty acid beta-oxidation of saturated fatty acids (Homo sapiens)
Beta oxidation of hexanoyl-CoA to butanoyl-CoA (Homo sapiens)
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The sixth pass through the beta-oxidation spiral picks up where the last left off with the saturated fatty acid hexanoyl-CoA and produces butanoyl-CoA. Four enzymatic steps are required starting with SCAD CoA dehydrogenase (Short Chain) activity, followed by the enoyl-CoA hydratase activity of crotonase, the 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase activity of the short chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (SCHAD), and completed by the ketoacyl-CoA thiolase activity, present in the mitochondrial membrane associated trifunctional protein.
Literature References
PubMed ID
Title
Journal
Year
The Metabolic and Molecular Bases of Inherited Disease, 8th ed
Beaudet, AL
,
Scriver, CR
,
Sly, WS
,
Valle, D
2001
Participants
Events
Hexanoyl-CoA+FAD<=>trans-Hex-2-enoyl-CoA+FADH2
(Homo sapiens)
trans-Hex-2-enoyl-CoA+H2O<=>(S)-Hydroxyhexanoyl-CoA
(Homo sapiens)
(S)-Hydroxyhexanoyl-CoA+NAD<=>3-Oxohexanoyl-CoA+NADH+H
(Homo sapiens)
3-Oxohexanoyl-CoA+CoA-SH<=>Butanoyl-CoA
(Homo sapiens)
Participates
as an event of
mitochondrial fatty acid beta-oxidation of saturated fatty acids (Homo sapiens)
Event Information
Go Biological Process
fatty acid beta-oxidation (0006635)
Orthologous Events
Beta oxidation of hexanoyl-CoA to butanoyl-CoA (Bos taurus)
Beta oxidation of hexanoyl-CoA to butanoyl-CoA (Caenorhabditis elegans)
Beta oxidation of hexanoyl-CoA to butanoyl-CoA (Canis familiaris)
Beta oxidation of hexanoyl-CoA to butanoyl-CoA (Danio rerio)
Beta oxidation of hexanoyl-CoA to butanoyl-CoA (Dictyostelium discoideum)
Beta oxidation of hexanoyl-CoA to butanoyl-CoA (Drosophila melanogaster)
Beta oxidation of hexanoyl-CoA to butanoyl-CoA (Gallus gallus)
Beta oxidation of hexanoyl-CoA to butanoyl-CoA (Mus musculus)
Beta oxidation of hexanoyl-CoA to butanoyl-CoA (Rattus norvegicus)
Beta oxidation of hexanoyl-CoA to butanoyl-CoA (Sus scrofa)
Beta oxidation of hexanoyl-CoA to butanoyl-CoA (Xenopus tropicalis)
Authored
Gillespie, ME (2003-09-19)
Created
Gillespie, ME (2003-09-19)
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