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Fatty Acid Biosynthesis

Proteins (2)

ProteinSynonymsTaxonomy
Fatty acid synthaseEC 2.3.1.85; Type I fatty acid synthaseHomo sapiens (human)
Acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1ACC1; EC 6.4.1.2; Acetyl-Coenzyme A carboxylase alpha; ACC-alphaHomo sapiens (human)

Compounds (21)

CompoundDescription
acetic acidProduct of the oxidation of ethanol and of the destructive distillation of wood. It is used locally, occasionally internally, as a counterirritant and also as a reagent. (Stedman, 26th ed)
lauric acid
palmitic acidA common saturated fatty acid found in fats and waxes including olive oil, palm oil, and body lipids.
Coenzyme A
myristic acidA saturated 14-carbon fatty acid occurring in most animal and vegetable fats, particularly butterfat and coconut, palm, and nutmeg oils. It is used to synthesize flavor and as an ingredient in soaps and cosmetics. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
3-hydroxypalmitic acid
butyric acidA four carbon acid, CH3CH2CH2COOH, with an unpleasant odor that occurs in butter and animal fat as the glycerol ester.
octanoic acidRN given refers to parent cpd; structure in Merck Index, 9th ed, #1764
3-hydroxybutyric acidBUTYRIC ACID substituted in the beta or 3 position. It is one of the ketone bodies produced in the liver.
2-decenoic acidRN given refers to cpd without isomeric designation
2-dodecenoic acidstructure in first source
2-tetradecenoic acid
beta-hydroxymyristic acid, (R)-isomer
myrmicacin, (R)-isomer
3-hydroxydodecanoic acid, (R)-isomer
acetoacetic acid
3-ketooctanoic acid
decanoic acid
acetyl coenzyme aAcetyl CoA participates in the biosynthesis of fatty acids and sterols, in the oxidation of fatty acids and in the metabolism of many amino acids. It also acts as a biological acetylating agent.
crotonic acida stereospecific unsaturated carboxylic acid found in CROTON OIL
hexanoic acid