fatty acid elongase activity

accession 0009922
databaseName GO
dbId 6067
definition Catalysis of the reaction: a very-long-chain acyl-CoA + H+ + malonyl-CoA = a very-long-chain 3-oxoacyl-CoA + CO2 + CoA. This reaction is the first (condensation) step of the four-step fatty acid elongation cycle in the endoplasmic reticulum that extends fatty acids of C-16 or longer with an additional 2-C unit.
displayName fatty acid elongase activity
ecNumber 2.3.1.199
modified [InstanceEdit:9676538] Cook, Justin, 2020-02-17
name fatty acid elongase activity
referenceDatabase [ReferenceDatabase:1] GO
schemaClass GO_MolecularFunction
url https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0009922

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