Alcohol-forming fatty acyl-CoA reductase

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Template:Short description Template:Infobox enzyme Alcohol-forming fatty acyl-CoA reductase (Template:EC number, FAR (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name long-chain acyl-CoA:NADPH reductase.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

a long-chain acyl-CoA + 2 NADPH + 2 H+ a long-chain alcohol + 2 NADP+ + coenzyme A

The enzyme has been characterized from the plant Simmondsia chinensis.

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