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Growing fatty acyl-ACP

A fatty-acyl chain carried by acyl carrier protein during fatty-acid synthesis.

Fatty acid synthesisHomo sapiens
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Record type: molecule. A fatty-acyl chain carried by acyl carrier protein during fatty-acid synthesis.
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Used and produced inFatty acid synthesisHandled byFatty acid synthase
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Acetyl primer loading

The acetyl primer is loaded onto the acyl carrier protein of fatty acid synthase.

Fatty acid synthesis · irreversible
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Malonyl condensation

Decarboxylative condensation adds two carbons from malonyl-CoA.

Fatty acid synthesis · irreversible
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Reduction, dehydration, and second reduction

FASN reduces the keto group, removes water, and reduces the double bond to yield a saturated chain two carbons longer.

Fatty acid synthesis · irreversible
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Palmitate release

FASN thioesterase releases palmitate, its principal product.

Fatty acid synthesis · irreversible