Identification and Functional Characterization of a Soybean (<i>Glycine max</i>) Thioesterase that Acts on Intermediates of Fatty Acid Biosynthesis

(1) Background: Plants possess many acyl-acyl carrier protein (acyl-ACP) thioesterases (TEs) with unique specificity. One such TE is methylketone synthase 2 (MKS2), an enzyme with a single-hotdog-fold structure found in several tomato species that hydrolyzes 3-ketoacyl-ACPs to give free 3-ketoacids....

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Main Authors: Huong Thi Diem Tran, Nhan Trong Le, Vy Le Uyen Khuat, Thuong Thi Hong Nguyen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Plants
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/8/10/397