Acetoacetyl-CoA synthase

Template:Short description Template:Infobox enzyme Acetoacetyl-CoA synthase (Template:EC number, NphT7) is an enzyme with systematic name acetyl-CoA:malonyl-CoA C-acetyltransferase (decarboxylating). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

acetyl-CoA + malonyl-CoA $\rightleftharpoons$ acetoacetyl-CoA + CoA + CO₂

The enzyme from the soil bacterium Streptomyces sp. CL190 produces acetoacetyl-CoA.

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