NCBI Accession #
NP_201316.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_125910.6
NCBI Official Full Name
acyl-CoA oxidase 2
NCBI Official Symbol
ACX2
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
acyl-CoA oxidase 2; ACYL-COA OXIDASE 2; ATACX2; MQN23.4; MQN23_4
NCBI Protein Information
acyl-CoA oxidase 2
NCBI Summary
Encodes an acyl-CoA oxidase presumably involved in long chain fatty acid biosynthesis.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
AOX 2; AtCX2
UniProt Protein Name
Acyl-coenzyme A oxidase 2, peroxisomal
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Long-chain acyl-CoA oxidase; AtCX2
UniProt Primary Accession #
O65201
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q9FJQ4
UniProt Related Accession #
O65201
UniProt Comments
Catalyzes the desaturation of long-chain acyl-CoAs to 2-trans-enoyl-CoAs. Active on substrates longer than C14 and mostly with C18-CoA. Activity on long-chain mono-unsaturated substrates is double than with the corresponding saturated substrates.