Structural highlights
Function
FABH2_BACSU Catalyzes the condensation reaction of fatty acid synthesis by the addition to an acyl acceptor of two carbons from malonyl-ACP. Catalyzes the first condensation reaction which initiates fatty acid synthesis and may therefore play a role in governing the total rate of fatty acid production. Possesses both acetoacetyl-ACP synthase and acetyl transacylase activities. Has some substrate specificity for branched chain acyl-CoA, determining the biosynthesis of branched-chain of fatty acids instead of straight-chain.[1]
References
- ↑ Choi KH, Heath RJ, Rock CO. beta-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein synthase III (FabH) is a determining factor in branched-chain fatty acid biosynthesis. J Bacteriol. 2000 Jan;182(2):365-70. PMID:10629181 doi:10.1128/JB.182.2.365-370.2000
