Acts on a wide range of long-chain saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, but the enzymes from different tissues show some variation in specificity.
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Acts on a wide range of long-chain saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, but the enzymes from different tissues show some variation in specificity.,
The liver enzyme acts on acids from C(6) to C(20); that from brain shows high activity up to C(24).
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Acyl-CoA synthetase,
Acyl-activating enzyme,
Fatty acid thiokinase (long chain),
Lignoceroyl-CoA synthase,
Long-chain-fatty-acid--CoA ligase
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ATP + a long-chain fatty acid + CoA = AMP + diphosphate + an acyl-CoA.
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