Term Information

Accession
GO:0004312
Name
fatty acid synthase activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
fatty-acid synthase activity, acyl-CoA:malonyl-CoA C-acyltransferase (decarboxylating, oxoacyl- and enoyl-reducing and thioester-hydrolysing)
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Catalysis of the reaction: acetyl-CoA + n malonyl-CoA + 2n NADPH + 2n H+ = long-chain fatty acid + n+1 CoA + n CO2 + 2n NADP+. Source: EC:2.3.1.85
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0004312 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of fatty acid synthase activity (GO:0004312)
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fatty acid synthase activity [is_a relation] is_a  acyltransferase activity, transferring groups other than amino-acyl groups (GO:0016747)

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