From Hexadecanal to Hexadecanoyl-CoA

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           Hexadecanal           
                |
                |  CoA + NAD⁺
    hexadecanal | /
  dehydrogenase |/
       1.2.1.42 | Search GenBank, 770 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
          Kyoto |\
         ExPASy | \
                |  NADH + H⁺
                v
        Hexadecanoyl-CoA

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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: Aldehyde -----> Carboxylate (bt0003)

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1374.
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