Chemicals and Drugs

Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase

A flavoprotein oxidoreductase that has specificity for medium-chain fatty acids. It forms a complex with ELECTRON TRANSFERRING FLAVOPROTEINS and conveys reducing equivalents to UBIQUINONE.

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Abstract

A flavoprotein oxidoreductase that has specificity for medium-chain fatty acids. It forms a complex with ELECTRON TRANSFERRING FLAVOPROTEINS and conveys reducing equivalents to UBIQUINONE.

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Synonyms

24 entry terms
  • Acyl-coenzyme A Dehydrogenase
  • Fatty-acyl CoA Dehydrogenase
  • MCACA-Dehydrogenase
  • Medium Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase
  • Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase
  • Medium-Chain Acyl-Coenzyme A Dehydrogenase
  • Octanoyl-CoA Dehydrogenase
  • Palmitoyl-CoA Dehydrogenase
  • Acyl CoA Dehydrogenase
  • Acyl coenzyme A Dehydrogenase
  • Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase, Medium-Chain
  • CoA Dehydrogenase, Fatty-acyl
  • Dehydrogenase, Acyl-CoA
  • Dehydrogenase, Acyl-coenzyme A
  • Dehydrogenase, Fatty-acyl CoA
  • Dehydrogenase, Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA
  • Dehydrogenase, Octanoyl-CoA
  • Dehydrogenase, Palmitoyl-CoA
  • Fatty acyl CoA Dehydrogenase
  • MCACA Dehydrogenase
  • Medium Chain Acyl CoA Dehydrogenase
  • Medium Chain Acyl Coenzyme A Dehydrogenase
  • Octanoyl CoA Dehydrogenase
  • Palmitoyl CoA Dehydrogenase

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Aspects Covered

29 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

ACYL-COA DEHYDROGENASES and ACYL-COA DEHYDROGENASE, LONG-CHAIN are also available

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History Note

2004; use ACYL-COA DEHYDROGENASE (NM) 1980-2003

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Previous Indexing

  • Fatty Acid Desaturases (1982-2003)

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  1. D08.811w.682w.660.150w.100w
  2. D12.776w.331w.099w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D042964. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D042964
  2. Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium-chain_acyl-CoA_dehydrogenase
  3. Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3194794