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fatty acid alpha-oxidation

A metabolic pathway by which 3-methyl branched fatty acids are degraded. These compounds are not degraded by the normal peroxisomal beta-oxidation… 
National Institutes of Health

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2000
2000
A dual function alpha-dioxygenase-peroxidase and NAD(+) oxidoreductase active enzyme from germinating pea rationalizing alpha-oxidation of fatty acids in plants.
An enzyme with fatty acid alpha-oxidation activity (49 nkat mg(-1); substrate: lauric acid) was purified from germinating pea… 
1999
1999
Intermediates and products formed during fatty acid alpha-oxidation in cucumber (Cucumis sativus).
Fatty acid alpha-oxidation is an essential metabolic pathway both in plants and in mammals which is still not completely… 
1997
1997
Long-chain saturated fatty acids can be alpha-oxidised by a purified enzyme (M(r) 240,000) in cucumber (Cucumis sativus).
An enzyme (M(r) 240,000) with high fatty acid alpha-oxidation activity has been purified from the fruit of cucumber (Cucumis… 
1992
1992
Phytanic acid alpha-oxidation in human cultured skin fibroblasts.
We studied the oxidation of [1-14C]phytanic acid, 3-methyl substituted fatty acid, to pristanic acid and 14CO2 in human skin… 
1986
1986
Inactivation of alcohol dehydrogenase in rice seedlings is related to a microsomal fatty acid alpha-oxidation system.
The selective inactivation of alcohol dehydrogenase by the inactivator found in the microsomal fraction of rice (Oryza sativa… 
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