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Medical Definition of Butyrate-CoA ligase
1. 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)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Butyrate-CoA Ligase
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