Chemicals and Drugs

Type I Fatty Acid Synthase

Animal form of fatty acid synthase which is encoded by a single gene and consists of seven catalytic domains and is functional as a homodimer. It is overexpressed in some NEOPLASMS and is a target in humans of some ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS and some ANTI-OBESITY AGENTS.

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Animal form of fatty acid synthase which is encoded by a single gene and consists of seven catalytic domains and is functional as a homodimer. It is overexpressed in some NEOPLASMS and is a target in humans of some ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS and some ANTI-OBESITY AGENTS.

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  • Fatty Acid Synthase, Type I
  • Fatty Acid Synthase, Animal Form
  • Fatty Acid Synthase, Mammalian

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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2014(2008)

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Previous Indexing

  • Fatty Acid Synthetase Complex (1971-2007)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Type I Fatty Acid Synthase. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D054890. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D054890
  2. Type I Fatty Acid Synthase. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q75079885