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An overview of the general fatty acid synthesis process. The malonyl-CoA can add to acetyl-CoA every cycle of the FAS pathway to increase two carbons on the Acyl-CoA carbon chain. ACP, Acyl Carrier Protein; AT, Acetyltransferase; MPT, Malonyl/Palmitoyl Transferase; KS, Ketoacyl Synthase; KR, NADPH-dependent ketoacyl Reductase (KR); DH, dehydratase; ER, NADPH/FMN-dependent Enoyl Reductase.
