Acetyl-CoA C-acyltransferase

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acetyl-Coenzyme A acyltransferase 1 (peroxisomal 3-oxoacyl-Coenzyme A thiolase)
Identifiers
Symbol ACAA1
Entrez 30
HUGO 82
OMIM 604054
RefSeq NM_001607
UniProt P09110
Other data
EC number 2.3.1.16
Locus Chr. 3 p23-p22
acetyl-Coenzyme A acyltransferase 2 (mitochondrial 3-oxoacyl-Coenzyme A thiolase)
Identifiers
Symbol ACAA2
Entrez 10449
HUGO 83
OMIM 604770
RefSeq NM_006111
UniProt P42765
Other data
EC number 2.3.1.16
Locus Chr. 18 [1]

The final step of beta oxidation is the cleavage of 3-ketoacyl CoA by the thiol group of another molecule of CoA. This reaction is catalyzed by Acetyl-CoA C-acyltransferase (or Β-ketothiolase). The thiol is inserted between C-2 and C-3, which yields an acetyl CoA molecule and an acyl CoA molecule, which is two carbons shorter.

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