Acetyl-ACP

Acetyl-ACP is a starting molecule for fatty acid biosynthesis and is produced in the reaction shown below.

> Acetyl-CoA + ACP <=> Acetyl-ACP + CoASH (catalyzed by Acetyl-CoA-ACP Transacylase)

See also: Fatty Acid Biosynthesis Strategy, Fatty Acid Synthase, Fatty Acids, Palmitate Synthesis from Acetyl-CoA, Synthesis of Long Chain Fatty Acids, Figure 18.24, Figure 18.27

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