ThYme (Thioester-active enzYme) is database of
enzyme
Enzymes () are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different molecules known as products ...
s constituting the
fatty acid synthesis
In biochemistry, fatty acid synthesis is the creation of fatty acids from acetyl-CoA and NADPH through the action of enzymes called fatty acid synthases. This process takes place in the cytoplasm of the cell. Most of the acetyl-CoA which is co ...
and
polyketide synthesis cycles.
See also
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Thioester
In organic chemistry, thioesters are organosulfur compounds with the functional group . They are analogous to carboxylate esters () with the sulfur in the thioester playing the role of the linking oxygen in the carboxylate ester, as implied by t ...
References
External links
* http://www.enzyme.cbirc.iastate.edu
Biosynthesis
Enzyme databases
Fatty acids
Genetics databases
Metabolism
Thioesters
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