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Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Transferases > Acyltransferases > 3-Oxoacyl-(Acyl-Carrier-Protein) Synthase

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3-Oxoacyl-(Acyl-Carrier-Protein) Synthase  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An enzyme of long-chain fatty acid synthesis, that adds a two-carbon unit from malonyl-(acyl carrier protein) to another molecule of fatty acyl-(acyl carrier protein), giving a beta-ketoacyl-(acyl carrier protein) with the release of carbon dioxide. EC 2.3.1.41.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 3-Keto-ACP Synthase
  • 3 Oxoacyl (Acyl Carrier Protein) Synthase
  • 3-Oxoacyl (Acyl Carrier Protein) Synthase
  • 3-Oxoacyl Synthetase
  • 9077-10-5 (CAS RN)
  • Acyl-(acyl carrier protein):malonyl-(acyl-carrier-protein) C-acyltransferase (decarboxylating)
  • Acyl-Malonyl-ACP Condensing Enzyme
  • beta Ketoacyl ACP Synthase
  • beta-Ketoacyl-Coenzyme A (CoA) Synthase
  • beta Keto Acyl Synthetase

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