Ceramide biosynthesis - Reaction Information
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Reaction
ATP + a long-chain fatty acid + CoA = AMP + diphosphate + a long-chain fatty acyl-CoA
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Enzymes
6.2.1.12 (4-coumarate-CoA ligase)6.2.1.3 (long-chain-fatty-acid-CoA ligase)6.2.1.30 (phenylacetate-CoA ligase)6.2.1.B3 (OPC-8:CoA ligase)1.13.12.7 (firefly luciferase)Other pathways
BRENDA:
MetaCyc:
stearate biosynthesis IV,
stearate biosynthesis II (bacteria and plants),
alkane biosynthesis II,
phosphatidylcholine acyl editing,
wax esters biosynthesis II,
long chain fatty acid ester synthesis (engineered),
long-chain fatty acid activation,
palmitate biosynthesis III,
stearate biosynthesis I (animals),
sphingosine and sphingosine-1-phosphate metabolism,
ceramide and sphingolipid recycling and degradation (yeast),
palmitate biosynthesis II (type II fatty acid synthase)
stearate biosynthesis II (bacteria and plants),
alkane biosynthesis II,
phosphatidylcholine acyl editing,
wax esters biosynthesis II,
long chain fatty acid ester synthesis (engineered),
long-chain fatty acid activation,
palmitate biosynthesis III,
stearate biosynthesis I (animals),
sphingosine and sphingosine-1-phosphate metabolism,
ceramide and sphingolipid recycling and degradation (yeast),
palmitate biosynthesis II (type II fatty acid synthase)
6.2.1.12, 6.2.1.3, 6.2.1.30, 6.2.1.B3, 1.13.12.7
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