6jzq

The crystal structure of acyl-acyl carrier protein (acyl-ACP) reductase (AAR)The crystal structure of acyl-acyl carrier protein (acyl-ACP) reductase (AAR)

Structural highlights

6jzq is a 5 chain structure with sequence from Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 = FACHB-805. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:	X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.798Å
Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

AAR_SYNE7 Catalyzes the NADP-dependent reduction of long-chain acyl-ACP to the corresponding fatty aldehyde. Involved in the biosynthesis of alkanes, mainly heptadecane and pentadecane, by producing the fatty aldehydes used by aldehyde decarbonylase.^[1]

References

↑ Schirmer A, Rude MA, Li X, Popova E, del Cardayre SB. Microbial biosynthesis of alkanes. Science. 2010 Jul 30;329(5991):559-62. doi: 10.1126/science.1187936. PMID:20671186 doi:10.1126/science.1187936

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OCA

[1] Schirmer A, Rude MA, Li X, Popova E, del Cardayre SB. Microbial biosynthesis of alkanes. Science. 2010 Jul 30;329(5991):559-62. doi: 10.1126/science.1187936. PMID:20671186 doi:10.1126/science.1187936

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