The animal fatty acid synthase: One gene, one polypeptide, seven enzymes

FASEB Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 15, 1994, Pages 1248-1259

  Smith, Stuart ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

acyl moiety; FAS domain; intron; thioesterase I

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; THIOL ESTER HYDROLASE;

ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; GENE FUSION; GENE STRUCTURE; INTRON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REACTION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0028557012     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.8.15.8001737     Document Type: Review

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