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Structural highlights

Function

FABG_ECOLI Catalyzes the NADPH-dependent reduction of beta-ketoacyl-ACP substrates to beta-hydroxyacyl-ACP products, the first reductive step in the elongation cycle of fatty acid biosynthesis.^{[1] [2]}

Evolutionary Conservation

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

See Also

• Beta-ketoacyl carrier protein reductase 3D structures

References

1. ↑ Heath RJ, Rock CO. Inhibition of beta-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein synthase III (FabH) by acyl-acyl carrier protein in Escherichia coli. J Biol Chem. 1996 May 3;271(18):10996-1000. PMID:8631920
2. ↑ Lai CY, Cronan JE. Isolation and characterization of beta-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein reductase (fabG) mutants of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. J Bacteriol. 2004 Mar;186(6):1869-78. PMID:14996818