Difference between revisions of "Part:BBa K861010"

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FadD, an inner membrane-associated acyl-CoA synthase

In Escherichia coli, after fatty acids being transported into the cell, to be degraded, they must be acetylated by the acyl-CoA synthetase-- FadD.

Sequence and Features

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-In Escherichia coli, LCFAs are transported and activated as fatty acyl-CoAs. To be degraded, MCFAs and LCFAs must be acetylated by the acyl-CoA synthetase-- FadD.
+In Escherichia coli, after fatty acids being transported into the cell, to be degraded, they must be acetylated by the acyl-CoA synthetase-- FadD.
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