Acyl-CoA synthetases
Cofactors used
What it does, reaction by reaction
Triacylglycerol Synthesis and Lipolysis Lipid Metabolism · Cytosol / ER
Fatty acid + CoA-SH + ATP → fatty acyl-CoA + AMP + PPi
Converts Fatty acid CoA-SH ATP into Fatty acyl-CoA AMP PPi
› Notes
Acyl-CoA synthetases activate each fatty acid destined for esterification. This effectively irreversible activation costs two ATP equivalents per acyl chain because ATP is cleaved to AMP and PPi.
Showing all 1 reactions.
What accelerates and inhibits it
Regulation is pathway-specific, so each context is listed separately
No regulation recorded for this enzyme in the source documents.
Recent literature
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Structural and Mechanistic Basis of Dual Substrate Promiscuity in the Acyltransferase AntB Enables Late-Stage Diversification of Natural Products.
Zheng M, Dai Y, Li X, Du Y, Zhu H, Li L, Wei G, Qu X. · 2026-09-30
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Coupling Carbon-Source Transport with Antioxidant Biosynthesis in Yeast: Product Diversity and Engineering Strategies.
Zhang MD, Yao YC, Zhao XQ, Li J, Zhang FL. · 2026-09-17
open access unreviewed -
3
Role of mitochondria-associated ER membranes in lipid metabolism: implications for renal lipotoxicity.
Gao Y, Shao M, Fang Y, Zeng J, Sun H. · 2026-09-01
open access unreviewed -
4
Histone deacetylases in cancer metabolic reprogramming.
Jeon YH, Seo H, Youn JW, Yoo J, Lee SW, Oh SY, Kwon SH. · 2026-09-02
open access unreviewed -
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In <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>, MbcS is a refunctionalized acyl-CoA synthetase that confers a fitness advantage during intra-species competition.
Ferreira MCdS, Stephens TG, Brinsmade SR. · 2026-08-27
open access unreviewed -
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Gut microbiota-derived short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs): immunomodulatory effects and therapeutic potential in infections.
Yu J, Li W, Xu Y, Tang J. · 2026-06-10
cited 1× open access unreviewed -
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Remodeling of leaf lipidome during cold acclimation, de-acclimation, and re-acclimation influences frost tolerance of Festuca arundinacea.
Górna J, Perlikowski D, Alseekh S, Rapacz M, Fernie AR, Wójcik-Jagła M, Kosmala A. · 2026-09-01
open access unreviewed -
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The impact of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists on fat mass and fat metabolism.
Afsar B, Afsar RE, Maddukuri G. · 2026-05-22
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Triacylglycerol synthesis in microalgae under abiotic stress: an updated integrative review.
Bhatnagar VS, Saldat M, Zienkiewicz A, Du ZY, Zienkiewicz K. · 2026-09-01
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Integrated assessment of fatty acid metabolism and cellular energy status using HILIC-MS/MS
· 2026-08-13
open access unreviewed
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