Medical Definition of Alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase
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Involved in catabolism of branched-chain fatty acids derived from isoprenoids; acts on pristanoyl-CoA and trihydroxycoprostanoyl-CoA, but not on 3-methyl branched-chain or linear-chain acyl coas; amino acid sequence has been determined; genbank u89905 (rat) and u89906 (mouse); also isolated from human liver
Registry number: EC 5.1.99.-
Synonym: meac CoA racemase
(26 Jun 1999)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alpha-methylacyl-CoA Racemase
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