ENTRY       EC 1.11.1.3
NAME        Fatty acid peroxidase
CLASS       Oxidoreductases
            Acting on a peroxide as acceptor
SYSNAME     Hexadecanoate:hydrogen-peroxide oxidoreductase
REACTION    Palmitate + 2 H2O2 = Pentadecanal + CO2 + 3 H2O
SUBSTRATE   Palmitate
            H2O2
PRODUCT     Pentadecanal
            CO2
            H2O
COMMENT     Acts on long-chain fatty acids from dodecanoic to octadecanoic
            acid.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 1.11.1.3
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 1.11.1.3
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