The structure of beta-ketoacyl synthase is similar to that of the thiolase family (Pfam:PF00108) and also chalcone synthase. The active site of beta-ketoacyl synthase is located between the N and C-terminal domains.
The structure of beta-ketoacyl synthase is similar to that of the thiolase family (Pfam:PF00108) and also chalcone synthase. The active site of beta-ketoacyl synthase is located between the N and C-terminal domains. The N-terminal domain contains m ...
The structure of beta-ketoacyl synthase is similar to that of the thiolase family (Pfam:PF00108) and also chalcone synthase. The active site of beta-ketoacyl synthase is located between the N and C-terminal domains. The N-terminal domain contains most of the structures involved in dimer formation and also the active site cysteine [1].
beta-ketoacyl-[acyl carrier protein] synthase I
M-CSA #292
Beta-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein synthase (KAS) I catalyses the Claisen condensation between acyl-ACP and malonyl-ACP to produce free acyl carrier protein (ACP), 3-oxoacyl ACP, and carbon dioxide. KAS I fuctions, together with KAS II and KAS III, to synthesise C16 and C18 fatty acids in plant plastids: KAS III is specific for the first step of the elongation and uses a CoA-activated primer substrate, while KAS I extends C4 to C16 in six rounds of elongation using an ACP substrate. KAS II then carries out an additional step to yield C18. In Escherichia coli, KAS I is essential for the construction of the unsaturated fatty acids characterising Escherichia coli membrane lipids.
Defined by 6 residues: CYS:A-163HIS:A-298LYS:A-328HIS:A-333PHE:A-390PHE:A-392