Protein
Fatty acid oxidation complex subunit alpha
Organism
Escherichia coli (strain K12)
Function
Catalyzes the formation of a hydroxyacyl-CoA by addition of water on enoyl-CoA. Also exhibits 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA epimerase and 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase activities. Strongly involved in the anaerobic degradation of long and medium-chain fatty acids in the presence of nitrate and weakly involved in the aerobic degradation of long-chain fatty acids.
Similarity
In the central section; belongs to the 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase family.
Sequence
MEMTSAFTLNVRLDNIAVITIDVPGEKMNTLKAEFASQVRAIIKQLRENKELRGVVFVSAKPDNFIAGADINMIGNCKTAQEAEALARQGQQLMAEIHALPIQVIAAIHGACLGGGLELALACHGRVCTDDPKTVLGLPEVQLGLLPGSGGTQRLPRLIGVSTALEMILTGKQLRAKQALKLGLVDDVVPHSILLEAAVELAKKERPSSRPLPVRERILAGPLGRALLFKMVGKKTEHKTQGNYPATERILEVVETGLAQGTSSGYDAEARAFGELAMTPQSQALRSIFFASTDVKKDPGSDAPPAPLNSVGILGGGLMGGGIAYVTACKAGIPVRIKDINPQGINHALKYSWDQLEGKVRRRHLKASERDKQLALISGTTDYRGFAHRDLIIEAVFENLELKQQMVAEVEQNCAAHTIFASNTSSLPIGDIAAHATRPEQVIGLHFFSPVEKMPLVEIIPHAGTSAQTIATTVKLAKKQGKTPIVVRDKAGFYVNRILAPYINEAIRMLTQGERVEHIDAALVKFGFPVGPIQLLDEVGIDTGTKIIPVLEAAYGERFSAPANVVSSILNDDRKGRKNGRGFYLYGQKGRKSKKQVDPAIYPLIGTQGQGRISAPQVAERCVMLMLNEAVRCVDEQVIRSVRDGDIGAVFGIGFPPFLGGPFRYIDSLGAGEVVAIMQRLATQYGSRFTPCERLVEMGARGESFWKTTATDLQ