Following addition of the -hydroxyl the fatty acid is a substrate for an alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) which generates an oxo-fatty acid, followed by generation of the corresponding dicarboxylic acid via the action of an aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) family member enzyme
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