Part:BBa_K3192020

phaA

This part contains the sequence for the gene phaA, the first gene involved in the synthesis of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB). PhaA codes for the enzyme Acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase which catalyzes reaction of acetyl-coA to form acetoacetyl-CoA. It also catalyzes the reverse reaction, the cleavage of acetoacetyl-CoA, and involved in the reutilization of PHB.¹

Quaternary protein structure of acetyltransferase¹

References:

1) UniProt ConsortiumEuropean Bioinformatics InstituteProtein Information ResourceSIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics. Acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase. UniProt ConsortiumEuropean Bioinformatics InstituteProtein Information ResourceSIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (2019). Available at: https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P14611. (Accessed: 21st October 2019)