| Entrez gene ID | | 51 |
| Official gene symbol | | ACOX1 |
| Full name | | acyl-CoA oxidase 1, palmitoyl |
| Aliases | | ,ACOX,MGC1198,PALMCOX,SCOX, |
| Gene summary | | The protein encoded by this gene is the first enzyme of the fatty acid beta-oxidation pathway, which catalyzes the desaturation of acyl-CoAs to 2-trans-enoyl-CoAs. It donates electrons directly to molecular oxygen, thereby producing hydrogen peroxide. Defects in this gene result in pseudoneonatal adrenoleukodystrophy, a disease that is characterized by accumulation of very long chain fatty acids. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified. [provided by RefSeq] |
| Location | | Chromosome: 17 Locus: 17q24-q25|17q25.1 |
| Gene position | | 73975515 - 73937588 Map Viewer |
| Gene orientation | | minus |
| Gene size | | 37928 bp |
| Gene sequence |
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| OMIM ID | | 609751 |