Fatty acid biosynthesis

What will be an ideal response?


•Condensation of CO2 + acetyl-CoA
•Rest needs fatty acid synthase complex
•Regulated by
-transcription repressor (AccB of acetyl-CoA carboxylase)
-Starvation
-Temperature (dehydratase)

•Need fatty acid synthase complex
-Condensation of CO2 + acetyl-CoA
•Regulated by
-transcription repressor (AccB of acetyl-CoA carboxylase)
-Starvation
-Temperature (dehydratase)
•Similar pathways used for:
-Polyesters
-Polyketide antibiotics

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