Fatty acyl-CoA reductase 2 (FAR2)

Catalyzes the reduction of saturated but not unsaturated C16 or C18 fatty acyl-CoA to fatty alcohols. A lesser activity can be observed with shorter fatty acyl-CoA substrates (PubMed:15220348).

It might play a role in the production of ether lipids/plasmalogens and wax monoesters which synthesis requires fatty alcohols as substrates (By similarity). .