Abstract
Although the principle oxidative pathway for short and long chain fatty acids is probably by the β-oxidation scheme, in plants there is a unique mechanism for the stepwise oxidation of saturated fatty acids (C14–C18 fatty acid) by an α-oxidation scheme (Stumpf, 1956; Martin and Stumpf, 1959). The system can be described as being made up of two enzymes, (1) a fatty acid peroxidase and (2) a long chain aldehyde dehydrogenase linked together by the following sequences:
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Mabtin, R. O., and P. K. Stumpf: J. biol. Chem. 234, 2549 (1959).
Stumpf, P. K.: J. biol. Chem. 233, 643 (1958).
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Stumpf, P.K. (1964). α-Oxidation. In: Linskens, H.F., Sanwal, B.D., Tracey, M.V. (eds) Modern Methods of Plant Analysis / Moderne Methoden der Pflanzenanalyse. Modern Methods of Plant Analysis / Moderne Methoden der Pflanzenanalyse, vol 7. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-48141-3_15
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