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FAR2 reduces PalmCoA to HXOL
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authored
[InstanceEdit:398115] D'Eustachio, P, 2009-03-16 18:50:14
catalystActivity
[CatalystActivity:390408] oxidoreductase activity of FAR2 [peroxisomal membrane]
category
transition
compartment
[Compartment:17951] peroxisomal matrix
created
[InstanceEdit:390413] D'Eustachio, P, 2009-02-06 21:28:38
crossReference
[DatabaseIdentifier:12667447] RHEA:36316
dbId
390438
displayName
FAR2 reduces PalmCoA to HXOL
edited
[InstanceEdit:398202] D'Eustachio, P, 2009-03-18 13:33:40
eventOf
[Pathway:R-HSA-9640463] Wax biosynthesis - Homo sapiens
followingEvent
[BlackBoxEvent:R-HSA-8848586] Transport of cytosolic HXOL to the peroxisome - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-382575] ABCD1-3 dimers transfer LCFAs from cytosol to peroxisomal matrix - Homo sapiens
input
2 ×
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-70106] H+ [cytosol]
2 ×
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-29364] NADPH [cytosol]
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-200993] PALM-CoA [cytosol]
isInDisease
false
isInferred
false
literatureReference
[LiteratureReference:390429] Mammalian wax biosynthesis. I. Identification of two fatty acyl-Coenzyme A reductases with different substrate specificities and tissue distributions
maxDepth
1
modified
[InstanceEdit:10996769] Weiser, Joel, 2026-03-16
name
FAR2 reduces PalmCoA to HXOL
palmitoyl-CoA + 2 NADPH + 2 H+ => hexadecanol + 2 NADP+ [FAR2]
orthologousEvent
[Reaction:R-DDI-390438] FAR2 reduces PalmCoA to HXOL - Dictyostelium discoideum
[Reaction:R-CEL-390438] FAR2 reduces PalmCoA to HXOL - Caenorhabditis elegans
[Reaction:R-DME-390438] FAR2 reduces PalmCoA to HXOL - Drosophila melanogaster
[Reaction:R-GGA-390438] FAR2 reduces PalmCoA to HXOL - Gallus gallus
[Reaction:R-DRE-390438] FAR2 reduces PalmCoA to HXOL - Danio rerio
[Reaction:R-SSC-390438] FAR2 reduces PalmCoA to HXOL - Sus scrofa
[Reaction:R-BTA-390438] FAR2 reduces PalmCoA to HXOL - Bos taurus
[Reaction:R-CFA-390438] FAR2 reduces PalmCoA to HXOL - Canis familiaris
[Reaction:R-RNO-390438] FAR2 reduces PalmCoA to HXOL - Rattus norvegicus
[Reaction:R-MMU-390438] FAR2 reduces PalmCoA to HXOL - Mus musculus
output
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-76194] CoA-SH [cytosol]
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-8848577] HXOL [cytosol]
2 ×
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-29366] NADP+ [cytosol]
releaseDate
2009-04-01
reviewStatus
[ReviewStatus:9821382] five stars
reviewed
[InstanceEdit:392190] Jassal, Bijay, 2009-02-27
schemaClass
Reaction
species
[Species:48887] Homo sapiens
stId
R-HSA-390438
summation
[Summation:390411] Peroxisomal fatty acyl-CoA reductase 2 (FAR2) catalyzes the ...
updateTrackers
[UpdateTracker:9783500] Update Tracker - [Reaction:390438] FAR2 reduces PalmCoA to HXOL - v56:[modifyText]
[UpdateTracker:9777683] Update Tracker - [Reaction:390438] FAR2 reduces PalmCoA to HXOL - v69:[add_removeInput, add_removeOutput]
Referrals
(updatedInstance)
[UpdateTracker:9783500] Update Tracker - [Reaction:390438] FAR2 reduces PalmCoA to HXOL - v56:[modifyText]
[UpdateTracker:9777683] Update Tracker - [Reaction:390438] FAR2 reduces PalmCoA to HXOL - v69:[add_removeInput, add_removeOutput]
(precedingEvent)
[BlackBoxEvent:R-HSA-8848586] Transport of cytosolic HXOL to the peroxisome
[Reaction:R-HSA-382575] ABCD1-3 dimers transfer LCFAs from cytosol to peroxisomal matrix
(hasEvent)
[Pathway:R-HSA-9640463] Wax biosynthesis
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