Biosynthesis of branched-chain fatty acid in Bacilli: FabD (malonyl-CoA: ACP transacylase) is not essential for in vitro biosynthesis of branched-chain fatty acids

…, N Futamori, K Masuda, Y Shimabukuro…

Index: Oku, Hirosuke; Futamori, Naoya; Masuda, Kenichi; Shimabukuro, Yumiko; Omine, Tomoyo; Iwasaki, Hironori Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry, 2003 , vol. 67, # 10 p. 2106 - 2114

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Abstract

It was found that the partially purified β-ketoacyl-ACP synthase of Bacillus insolitus did not require the addition of FabD (malonyl-CoA: ACP transacylase, MAT) for the activity assay. This study therefore examined the necessity of FabD protein for in vitro branched-chain fatty acid (BCFA) biosynthesis by crude fatty acid synthetases (FAS) of Bacilli. To discover the involvement of FabD in the BCFA biosynthesis, the protein was removed from the crude ...