enoyl-ACP reductase

en·o·yl-ACP re·duc·tase

(ēn'ō-il rē-dŭk'tās),

An enzyme that catalyzes hydrogenation of acyl-ACP (where ACP is acyl-carrier protein) complexes to 2,3-dehydroacyl-ACPs, with NAD⁺ as hydrogen acceptor; important in fatty acid metabolism.

Synonym(s): crotonyl-ACP reductase

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