KEGG   ENZYME: 1.2.1.48Help
Entry
EC 1.2.1.48                 Enzyme                                 
Name
long-chain-aldehyde dehydrogenase;
long-chain aliphatic aldehyde dehydrogenase;
long-chain fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase;
fatty aldehyde:NAD+ oxidoreductase
Class
Oxidoreductases;
Acting on the aldehyde or oxo group of donors;
With NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
long-chain-aldehyde:NAD+ oxidoreductase
Reaction(IUBMB)
a long-chain aldehyde + NAD+ + H2O = a long-chain carboxylate + NADH + 2 H+ [RN:R02039]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
long-chain aldehyde [CPD:C00609];
NAD+ [CPD:C00003];
H2O [CPD:C00001]
Product
long-chain carboxylate [CPD:C00347];
NADH [CPD:C00004];
H+ [CPD:C00080]
Comment
The best substrate is dodecylaldehyde.
Pathway
Fatty acid metabolism
Reference
1  [PMID:5499619]
  Authors
Lebeault JM, Roche B, Duvnjak Z, Azoulay E.
  Title
[Alcohol and aldehyde dehydrogenases of Candida tropicalis cultivated on hydrocarbons]
  Journal
Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 220 (1970) 373-85.
  Organism
Candida tropicalis
Reference
2  [PMID:36040]
  Authors
Moreau RA, Huang AH.
  Title
Oxidation of fatty alcohol in the cotyledons of jojoba seedlings.
  Journal
Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 194 (1979) 422-30.
  Organism
Simmondsia chinensis
Reference
3
  Authors
Moreau, R.A. and Huang, A.H.C.
  Title
Enzymes of wax ester catabolism in jojoba.
  Journal
Methods Enzymol. 71 (1981) 804-813.
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CAS: 
59298-89-4
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