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SUBMITTER: Liu Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3818047 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology and crystallization communications 20131030 Pt 11
Malonyl-coenzymeA:acyl-carrier protein transacylase (MCAT), which catalyzes the transfer of the malonyl group from malonyl-CoA to acyl-carrier protein (ACP), is an essential enzyme in type II fatty-acid synthesis. The enzyme MCAT from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 (spMCAT), the first MCAT counterpart from a cyanobacterium, was cloned, purified and crystallized in order to determine its three-dimensional crystal structure. A higher-quality crystal with better diffraction was obtained by crystallizat ...[more]