Crystal structure of 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase III from Aquifex aeolicus VF5Crystal structure of 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase III from Aquifex aeolicus VF5
Structural highlights
2ebd is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Aquifex aeolicus VF5. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
FABH_AQUAE 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. Its substrate specificity determines the biosynthesis of branched-chain and/or straight-chain of fatty acids (By similarity).
Evolutionary Conservation
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