The synthesis of branched-chain fatty acids is limited by enzymatic decarboxylation of ethyl- and methylmalonyl-CoA
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DOI: 10.1042/bcj20190500
Abstract: Most fatty acids (FAs) are straight chains and are synthesized by fatty acid synthase (FASN) using acetyl-CoA and malonyl-CoA units. Yet, FASN is known to be promiscuous as it may use methylmalonyl-CoA instead of malonyl-CoA… read more here.
Keywords: coa; branched fas; echdc1; methylmalonyl coa ... See more keywords