Chemicals and Drugs

Long-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase

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

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Synonyms

19 entry terms
  • Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase, Long-Chain
  • Long-Chain-Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase
  • Long-Chain-Acyl-Coenzyme A Dehydrogenase
  • VLCAD
  • Very-Long-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase
  • Acyl CoA Dehydrogenase, Long Chain
  • Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase, Very-Long-Chain
  • Dehydrogenase, Long-Chain Acyl-CoA
  • Dehydrogenase, Long-Chain-Acyl-CoA
  • Dehydrogenase, Long-Chain-Acyl-Coenzyme A
  • Dehydrogenase, Very-Long-Chain Acyl-CoA
  • Long Chain Acyl CoA Dehydrogenase
  • Long Chain Acyl Coenzyme A Dehydrogenase
  • Very Long Chain Acyl CoA Dehydrogenase
  • Decanoyl CoA Dehydrogenase
  • Decanoyl CoA-Dehydrogenase
  • CoA Dehydrogenase, Decanoyl
  • CoA-Dehydrogenase, Decanoyl
  • Dehydrogenase, Decanoyl CoA

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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 DEHYDROGENASE is also available

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History Note

2004; use LONG-CHAIN-ACYL-COA DEHYDROGENASE (NM) 1988-2003; for DECONOYL COA DEHYDROGENASE use LONG-CHAIN-ACYL-COA DEHYDROGENASE 1990-2003

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Previous Indexing

  • Fatty Acid Desaturases (1988-2003)

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Tree Numbers

  1. D08.811w.682w.660.150w.150
  2. D12.776w.331w.102

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Long-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D044942. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D044942
  2. Long-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21113696