Protein
3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase FadI
Organism
Escherichia coli (strain K12)
Function
Catalyzes the final step of fatty acid oxidation in which acetyl-CoA is released and the CoA ester of a fatty acid two carbons shorter is formed. Strongly involved in the anaerobic degradation of long and medium-chain fatty acids in the presence of nitrate and weakly involved in the aerobic degradation of long-chain fatty acids.
Similarity
Belongs to the thiolase-like superfamily. Thiolase family.
Sequence
MGQVLPLVTRQGDRIAIVSGLRTPFARQATAFHGIPAVDLGKMVVGELLARSEIPAEVIEQLVFGQVVQMPEAPNIAREIVLGTGMNVHTDAYSVSRACATSFQAVANVAESLMAGTIRAGIAGGADSSSVLPIGVSKKLARVLVDVNKARTMSQRLKLFSRLRLRDLMPVPPAVAEYSTGLRMGDTAEQMAKTYGITREQQDALAHRSHQRAAQAWSDGKLKEEVMTAFIPPYKQPLVEDNNIRGNSSLADYAKLRPAFDRKHGTVTAANSTPLTDGAAAVILMTESRAKELGLVPLGYLRSYAFTAIDVWQDMLLGPAWSTPLALERAGLTMSDLTLIDMHEAFAAQTLANIQLLGSERFAREALGRAHATGEVDDSKFNVLGGSIAYGHPFAATGARMITQTLHELRRRGGGFGLVTACAAGGLGAAMVLEAE