peroxisomal acyl-coenzyme A oxidase 3; branched-chain acyl-CoA oxidase; BRCACox; pristanoyl-CoA oxidase (ACOX3, BRCOX, PRCOX)

Function

• oxidizes CoA-esters of 2-methyl-branched fatty acids
• lipid metabolism; peroxisomal fatty acid beta-oxidation

acyl-CoA + O2 = trans-2,3-dehydroacyl-CoA + H2O2

Cofactor: FAD (putative)

Structure

belongs to the acyl-CoA oxidase family

Compartment

peroxisome (putative)

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=2

More general terms

• acyl-coenzyme A oxidase (ACOX)
• phosphoprotein

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=8310
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:8310
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/603402
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/O15254.html