FEATURES

FAMILY

short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDR) family

DESCRIPTION

Also known as DECR_HUMAN, DECR1, DECR, SDR18C1. Auxiliary enzyme of beta-oxidation. It participates in the metabolism of unsaturated fatty enoyl-CoA esters having double bonds in both even- and odd-numbered positions in mitochondria. Catalyzes the NADP-dependent reduction of 2, 4-dienoyl-CoA to yield trans-3-enoyl-CoA. Homotetramer.

EXTERNAL LINKS

uniprot
enzyme classification
PhosphoSitePlus

DECR1

2, 4-dienoyl-CoA reductase [(3E)-enoyl-CoA-producing], mitochondrial

DECR1

Molecular Synopsis