Type: | Family | Name: | 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase 3 |
Description: | 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase III (FabH), in general, initiates elongation in type II fatty acid synthase systems found in bacteriaand plants. It is responsible for producing the multitude of fatty acid structures found in bacterial membranes []. The two members of this subfamily from Bacillus subtilisdiffer from each other, and from FabH from Escherichia coli, in acyl group specificity. Active site residues include Cys112, His244 and Asn274 of Escherichia coliFabH. Cys-112 is the site of acyl group attachment. | Short Name: | FabH_synth |