Protein
Long-chain acyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] reductase
Organism
Synechocystis sp. (strain PCC 6803 / Kazusa)
Function
Catalyzes the NADP-dependent reduction of long-chain acyl-ACP to the corresponding fatty aldehyde. Involved in the biosynthesis of alkanes, mainly heptadecane and pentadecane, by producing the fatty aldehydes used by aldehyde decarbonylase.
Similarity
Belongs to the short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDR) family.
Sequence
MFGLIGHLTSLEHAQAVAEDLGYPEYANQGLDFWCSAPPQVVDNFQVKSVTGQVIEGKYVESCFLPEMLTQRRIKAAIRKILNAMALAQKVGLDITALGGFSSIVFEEFNLKQNNQVRNVELDFQRFTTGNTHTAYVICRQVESGAKQLGIDLSQATVAVCGATGDIGSAVCRWLDSKHQVKELLLIARNRQRLENLQEELGRGKIMDLETALPQADIIVWVASMPKGVEIAGEMLKKPCLIVDGGYPKNLDTRVKADGVHILKGGIVEHSLDITWEIMKIVEMDIPSRQMFACFAEAILLEFEGWRTNFSWGRNQISVNKMEAIGEASVKHGFCPLVAL