NCBI Accession #
NP_001032018.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_001036941.1
NCBI Official Full Name
3-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein synthase I
NCBI Official Symbol
KASI
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
3-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein synthase I; 3-KETOACYL-ACYL CARRIER PROTEIN SYNTHASE I; KAS1; KETOACYL-ACP SYNTHASE 1; MPL12.7; MPL12_7
NCBI Protein Information
3-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein synthase I
NCBI Summary
Encodes beta-ketoacyl-[acyl carrier protein] synthase I (KASI). Crucial for fatty acid synthesis. Plays a role in chloroplast division and embryo development.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
KAS I
UniProt Protein Name
3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase I, chloroplastic
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Beta-ketoacyl-ACP synthase I; KAS I
UniProt Primary Accession #
P52410
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q2V312; Q9FL32
UniProt Related Accession #
P52410
UniProt Comments
Catalyzes the condensation reaction of fatty acid synthesis by the addition to an acyl acceptor of two carbons from malonyl-ACP. Specific for elongation from C-10 to unsaturated C-16 and C-18 fatty acids .