NCBI Accession #
NP_001031974.2
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_001036897.3
NCBI Official Full Name
acetyl-CoA synthetase
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
acetyl-CoA synthetase
NCBI Protein Information
acetyl-CoA synthetase
NCBI Summary
Encodes a plastidic acetyl-coA synthetase. This enzyme plays a role in converting acetate to acetyl-coA in the plastids. It does not appear to be a major contributor to fatty acid biosynthesis based on mutant phenotypes. The enzyme seems to act as a monomer and may play an important role in preventing the toxic accumulation of fermentation products including acetaldehyde, acetate, and ethanol. It participates in the pyruvate dehydrogenase bypass pathway
UniProt Protein Name
Acetyl-coenzyme A synthetase, chloroplastic/glyoxysomal
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Acetate--CoA ligase; Acetyl-CoA synthetase
UniProt Primary Accession #
B9DGD6
UniProt Secondary Accession #
O49063; Q9LTG4
UniProt Related Accession #
B9DGD6
UniProt Comments
Catalyzes the production of acetyl-CoA, an activated form of acetate that can be used for lipid synthesis or for energy generation. May play a limited role in the biosynthesis of lipids.