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From: joets@hermes.univ-poitiers.fr (Johann Joets)
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Subject: Re: Fatty acid activation?
Date: 15 Nov 1995 21:08:15 GMT
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In article <48c7m2$b8@news.fonorola.net>, Harvey Hawes <HAWESG@cia.com> says:
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>Hi,
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>Could anybody tell me the enzyme that "activates" a fatty acid. That is, 
>the enzyme that adds a SH-CoA group to a fatty acid so that it can 
>undergo beta-oxidation etc. Does an enzyme do this or is it a result of 
>an uncatalyzed thio-esterfication?
>
>Harvey
>

Dear Harvey,
The enzyme responsible for this is acyl-CoA synthetase ( energy from ATP is needed)

Johann
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