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ACOX1

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Species
  
Entrez
  
51

Human
  
Ensembl
  
ENSG00000161533

ACOX1

Aliases
  
ACOX1, ACOX, PALMCOX, SCOX, acyl-CoA oxidase 1, palmitoyl, acyl-CoA oxidase 1

External IDs
  
MGI: 1330812 HomoloGene: 38299 GeneCards: ACOX1

Peroxisomal acyl-coenzyme A oxidase 1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ACOX1 gene.

The protein encoded by this gene is the first enzyme of the fatty acid beta-oxidation pathway, which catalyzes the desaturation of acyl-CoAs to 2-trans-enoyl-CoAs. It donates electrons directly to molecular oxygen, thereby producing hydrogen peroxide. Defects in this gene result in pseudoneonatal adrenoleukodystrophy, a disease that is characterized by accumulation of very long chain fatty acids. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified.

References

ACOX1 Wikipedia


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