Reaction: a hydroperoxy fatty acid + NADPH + H+ = a hydroxy fatty acid + NADP+ + H2O
Other name(s): slr1171 (gene name); slr1992 (gene name)
Systematic name: NADPH:hydroperoxy fatty acid oxidoreductase
Comments: The enzyme, characterized from the cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC 6803, can reduce unsaturated fatty acid hydroperoxides and alkyl hydroperoxides. The enzyme, which utilizes NADPH generated by the photosynthetic electron transfer system, protects the cells from lipid peroxidation.
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References:
1. Gaber, A., Tamoi, M., Takeda, T., Nakano, Y. and Shigeoka, S. NADPH-dependent glutathione peroxidase-like proteins (Gpx-1, Gpx-2) reduce unsaturated fatty acid hydroperoxides in Synechocystis PCC 6803. FEBS Lett 499 (2001) 32-36. [PMID: 11418106]
2. Gaber, A., Yoshimura, K., Tamoi, M., Takeda, T., Nakano, Y. and Shigeoka, S. Induction and functional analysis of two reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-dependent glutathione peroxidase-like proteins in Synechocystis PCC 6803 during the progression of oxidative stress. Plant Physiol. 136 (2004) 2855-2861. [PMID: 15347790]