Tags: Enzyme.
Alcohol-forming fatty acyl-CoA reductase (EC 1.2.1.84 FAR (gene)) is an enzyme with system name long-chain acyl-CoA:NADPH reductase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction a long-chain acyl-CoA + 2 NADPH + 2 H+ a long-chain alcohol + 2 NADP+ + coenzyme AThe enzyme has been characterized from the plant Simmondsia chinensis.