Medical Definition of Acetyl-CoA carboxylase
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A carboxylating enzyme that catalyses the conversion of ATP, acetyl-CoA, and hco3- to ADP, orthophosphate, and malonyl-CoA. It is a biotinyl-protein that also catalyses transcarboxylation. The plant enzyme also carboxylates propanoyl-CoA and butanoyl-CoA
Chemical name: Acetyl-CoA:carbon-dioxide ligase (ADP-forming)
Registry number: EC 6.4.1.2
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase
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