Two distinct domains contribute to the substrate acyl chain length selectivity of plant acyl-ACP thioesterase

The substrate specificity of acyl-ACP thioesterase (TE) plays a crucial role in determining the product profile of type II fatty acid synthase. Utilizing two FatB-type acyl-ACP TEs, the authors here define determinants of substrate specificity and create synthetic enzymes with distinct catalytic tra...

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Main Authors: Fuyuan Jing, Le Zhao, Marna D. Yandeau-Nelson, Basil J. Nikolau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03310-z