Species Human Entrez 30 | Human Mouse Ensembl ENSG00000060971 | |
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Aliases ACAA1, ACAA, PTHIO, THIO, acetyl-CoA acyltransferase 1 External IDs MGI: 2148491 HomoloGene: 37497 GeneCards: ACAA1 | ||
3-Ketoacyl-CoA thiolase, peroxisomal also known as acetyl-Coenzyme A acyltransferase 1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ACAA1 gene.
Contents
Acetyl-Coenzyme A acyltransferase 1 is an acetyl-CoA C-acyltransferase enzyme.
Function
This gene encodes an enzyme operative in the beta oxidation system of the peroxisomes.
Clinical significance
Deficiency of this enzyme leads to pseudo-Zellweger syndrome.
References
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