Very long chain fatty acid elongase 2
BE0009936ProteinHumansELOVL2
Catalyzes the first and rate-limiting reaction of the four reactions that constitute the long-chain fatty acids elongation cycle. It is acted on by 1 drug in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- ELOVL2
- UniProtKB entry
- Q9NXB9Swiss-Prot
- Cellular location
- Endoplasmic reticulum membrane
- Residues / weight
- 296 residues · 34,584 Da
- Also known as
- 2.3.1.199 · 3-keto acyl-CoA synthase ELOVL2 · ELG3 · Elongation of very long chain fatty acids protein 2 · ELOVL FA elongase 2
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of September 03, 2024
Which approved drugs act on Very long chain fatty acid elongase 2, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?
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