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Taking a Closer Look at Fatty Acid Biosynthesis
Author(s) -
Weissman Kira J.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
chembiochem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.05
H-Index - 126
eISSN - 1439-7633
pISSN - 1439-4227
DOI - 10.1002/cbic.200800671
Subject(s) - fatty acid synthase , biosynthesis , fatty acid , biochemistry , atp synthase , chemistry , fatty acid synthesis , biology , enzyme
Crystal structure of a multienzyme : Ban et al. recently reported a breakthrough in understanding fatty acid synthesis in animals. Determination of a 3.2 Å crystal structure of porcine fatty acid synthase (FAS) reveals a multienzyme of startling architectural complexity.