| butyryl-CoA synthetase | Fatty acid thiokinase (medium chain), a ligase forming acyl-CoA's from medium-chain fatty acids and CoA with the conversion of ATP to AMP and PPi. A key step in activation of fatty acids. Synonym: acyl-activating enzyme, butyryl-CoA synthetase, octanoyl-CoA synthetase. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| butyryl-CoA acetoacetate CoA transferase | <enzyme> Butyryl-CoA + acetoacetate yields butyrate + acetoacetyl-CoA Registry number: EC 2.8.3.- Synonym: butyryl-coenzyme a acetoacetate coenzyme a transferase (26 Jun 1999) |
| butyryl-CoA | CH3CH2CH2COSCoA;condensation product of coenzyme A and n-butanoic acid; an intermediate in fatty acid degradation and in biosynthesis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| butyryl-CoA dehydrogenase | <enzyme> Electron-transferring flavoprotein system reducing ubiquinone and other acceptors; formerly EC 1.3.2.1; a short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase Registry number: EC 1.3.99.2 Synonym: butyryl dehydrogenase, butyryl-coenzyme a dehydrogenase (26 Jun 1999) |
| butyryl | CH3(CH2)2 COO-;the radical of butanoic acid. Synonym: butyryl. (05 Mar 2000) |
| (3-(arginyl)amino-4-(4-nitrophenyl)butyryl)-leucyl-prolyl-threonine | Pharmacological action: neurotransmitters Synonym: 2-afb(p-no2)-proctolin, (afb(p-no2)(2))-proctolin (26 Jun 1999) |
| acetoacetyl-CoA synthetase | <enzyme> Catalyses the conversion of acetoacetate and CoA in the presence of ATP to yield AMP, pyrophosphate and acetoacetyl-CoA; the latter is the first intermediate in cholesterogenesis; also acts more slowly on l-3-hydroxybutanoate Registry number: EC 6.2.1.16 Synonym: acetoacetyl-CoA ligase, acetoacetate-CoA ligase, acetoacetyl-coenzyme a synthetase (26 Jun 1999) |
| acetyl-CoA synthetase | A ligase that catalyses the reaction of acetate and CoA and ATP to form AMP, pyrophosphate, and acetyl-CoA. A key step in the activation of acetate. Synonym: acetate thiokinase, acetate-CoA ligase, acetyl-activating enzyme, acetyl-CoA synthetase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acyl-CoA synthetase | General term for enzymes that form acyl-CoA, now called ligases, specifically, long-chain fatty acid-CoA ligase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| succinyl-CoA synthetase | A ligase reversibly reacting succinate and CoA with ATP to produce ADP, inorganic phosphate, and succinyl-CoA, a similar synthetase, but one able to use itaconate as well as succinate and GTP (or ITP) in place of ATP; a part of the tricarboxylic acid cycle. Synonym: succinic thiokinase, succinyl-CoA ligase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deoxycholoyl-CoA synthetase | <enzyme> Catalyses the synthesis of deoxycholoyl-CoA from deoxycholic acid in rat liver Registry number: EC 6.2.1.- Synonym: deoxycholic acid CoA ligase, deoxycholate CoA ligase, deoxycholoyl-coenzyme a synthetase (26 Jun 1999) |
| dicarboxylic acid-CoA synthetase | <enzyme> Converts dicarboxylic acids (c5-c16) into their mono-CoA esters in the presence of ATP Registry number: EC 6.2.1.- Synonym: dicarboxylyl-CoA ligase, dicarboxylic acid-coenzyme a synthetase (26 Jun 1999) |
| dodecanoyl-CoA synthetase | <enzyme> Fatty acid thiokinase (long-chain), a ligase forming acyl-CoA, AMP, and pyrophosphate from long-chain fatty acids, ATP, and coenzyme A. Activity is independent of phosphatidylcholine Registry number: EC 6.2.1.3 Synonym: acyl-activating enzyme, dodecanoyl-CoA synthetase, fatty acid thiokinase (long chain), acid-coenzyme a ligase, fatty acid-CoA ligase, acyl-CoA synthetase, acyl-CoA ligase, coash ligase, ciprofibroyl-CoA synthetase, pristanoyl-CoA synthetase, palmityl CoA synthetase, palmitoyl CoA synthetase, palmitoyl CoA ligase, fatty acyl-CoA synthetase, very long chain fatty acid acyl-CoA synthetase, vlcfa acyl-CoA synthetase, nafenopin-CoA ligase, palmitoyl-CoA synthase, faa2 gene product, faa2p protein, vlacs enzyme (26 Jun 1999) |
| octanoyl-CoA synthetase | Fatty acid thiokinase (medium chain), a ligase forming acyl-CoA's from medium-chain fatty acids and CoA with the conversion of ATP to AMP and PPi. A key step in activation of fatty acids. Synonym: acyl-activating enzyme, butyryl-CoA synthetase, octanoyl-CoA synthetase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| malonyl-CoA-acetyl CoA-acyl carrier protein S-acyltransferase | <enzyme> Specific for either malonyl-CoA or acetyl-CoA; a component of fatty acid synthase Registry number: EC 2.8.3.- Synonym: mcoa-acoa acp acyltransferase (26 Jun 1999) |