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Elongation of arachidonyl-CoA to docosatetraenoyl-CoA

AA-CoA + Malonyl-CoA + 2 NADPH → DTA-CoA + CO2 + CoA-SH + H2O

Reactome
R-HSA-2046083
Compartment
endoplasmic reticulum membrane · endoplasmic reticulum lumen
Rhea
None recorded

Inputs

  • AA-CoACHEBI:57368, C41H62N7O17P3S, endoplasmic reticulum lumen
  • Malonyl-CoACHEBI:57384, C24H33N7O19P3S, endoplasmic reticulum lumen
  • 2 NADPHCHEBI:16474, C21H30N7O17P3, endoplasmic reticulum lumen

Outputs

  • DTA-CoACHEBI:63544, C43H70N7O17P3S, endoplasmic reticulum lumen
  • CO2CHEBI:16526, CO2, endoplasmic reticulum lumen
  • CoA-SHCHEBI:57287, C21H32N7O16P3S, endoplasmic reticulum lumen
  • H2OCHEBI:15377, H2O, endoplasmic reticulum lumen

Catalysed by

  • fatty acid elongase activity of ELOVL5/ELOVL2 [endoplasmic reticulum membrane]EC 2.3.1.199

Literature

  1. Cloning of a human cDNA encoding a novel enzyme involved in the elongation of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids Biochem J, 2000