Acetoacetyl-CoA synthase

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Acetoacetyl-CoA synthase
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Acetoacetyl-CoA synthase (EC 2.3.1.194, NphT7) is an enzyme with systematic name acetyl-CoA:malonyl-CoA C-acetyltransferase (decarboxylating).[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

acetyl-CoA + malonyl-CoA acetoacetyl-CoA + CoA + CO2

The enzyme from the

bacterium Streptomyces
sp. CL190 produces acetoacetyl-CoA.

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