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beta-Ketoacyl-ACP reductase (KR) domain of FAS
1 reactions · 1 pathways
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What it does, reaction by reaction
1 reactions
Fatty Acid Synthesis (De Novo Lipogenesis) Lipid Metabolism · Cytosol
step 9
Irreversible/directional
β-Ketoacyl-ACP + NADPH + H+ → D-β-hydroxyacyl-ACP + NADP+
Converts beta-Ketoacyl-ACP NADPH H+ into D-beta-Hydroxyacyl-ACP NADP+
› Notes
β-Ketoacyl-ACP reductase (KR) carries out the first reducing reaction in each elongation cycle. NADPH is the obligatory electron donor.
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What accelerates and inhibits it
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