Protein
Fatty acyl-CoA reductase 8
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana
Function
Catalyzes the reduction of fatty acyl-CoA to fatty alcohols (PubMed:19062129, PubMed:24005667). Catalyzes specifically the formation of C16:0 fatty alcohol (PubMed:24005667).
Similarity
Belongs to the fatty acyl-CoA reductase family.
Sequence
MEFSCVHFLQNKTILVTGATGFLAKVFVEKILRVQPNVNKLYLVVRASDNEAATKRLRTEAFEKDLFKVLRDNLGDEKLNTLLSEKVVPVAGDIAMDHLGMKDSNLRERMQKEIDIVVNVAATTNFDERYDIGLGINTFGALNVLNFAKKCVKAQLLLHVSTAYVCGEKPGLLPEKPFVMEEICNENGLQLDINLERELMKQRLKELNEQGCSEEGTTFYMKELGMERAKLHGWPNTYVFTKSMGEMLLGNHKENLPLVIIRPTMITSTLFEPFPGWIEGLRTVDSVIIAYGKGVLKCFLVDVNSVCDMIPADMVANAMIAAAATHAGGSKVHMVYQVGSSHQNPIIYGEIREILFCYFTKNSLRSRNGSMITVSKMKLIPTLALFSLYMTIRYKLPVQLLKLVDIIYPSREGDEYKNKNRKIDMVMRLVKLYEPYVLFKGIFDDRNTKNLCAKQKEEDNRNSENFMFDFDPKIIKWKDYLINVHIPGLITHVLKK