CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily 3.40.47.10
Functional Family 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase 3

Enzyme Information

2.3.1.180
Beta-ketoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase III.
based on mapping to UniProt P9WNG3
Acetyl-CoA + malonyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] = acetoacetyl-[acyl-carrier- protein] + CoA + CO(2).
-!- Involved in the dissociated (or type II) fatty-acid biosynthesis system that occurs in plants and bacteria. -!- In contrast to EC 2.3.1.41 and EC 2.3.1.179, this enzyme specifically uses CoA thioesters rather than acyl-ACP as the primer. -!- In addition to the above reaction, the enzyme can also catalyze the reaction of EC 2.3.1.38, but to a much lesser extent. -!- Responsible for initiating both straight- and branched-chain fatty- acid biosynthesis, with the substrate specificity in an organism reflecting the fatty-acid composition found in that organism. -!- For example, Streptococcus pneumoniae, a Gram-positive bacterium, is able to use both straight- and branched-chain (C4--C6) acyl-CoA primers whereas Escherichia coli, a Gram-negative organism, uses primarily short straight-chain acyl CoAs, with a preference for acetyl-CoA.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P9WNG3
FABH_MYCTU
Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv
3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase 3

PDB Structure

PDB 2QO1
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Separate Entrance and Exit Portals for Ligand Traffic in Mycobacterium tuberculosis FabH
Sachdeva, S., Musayev, F.N., Alhamadsheh, M.M., Scarsdale, J.N., Wright, H.T., Reynolds, K.A.
Chem.Biol.