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Fatty Acid Synthase, Type II MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Fatty Acid Synthase, Type II
Tree Number(s)
D05.500.562.444
D08.811.277.352.897.387.200
D08.811.520.241.300.287.200
D08.811.600.354
D08.811.682.047.820.196.500.200
D08.811.913.050.134.029.500.200
D08.811.913.050.170.500.200
Unique ID
D054889
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D054889
Scope Note
The form of fatty acid synthase complex found in BACTERIA; FUNGI; and PLANTS. Catalytic steps are like the animal form but the protein structure is different with dissociated enzymes encoded by separate genes. It is a target of some ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS which result in disruption of the CELL MEMBRANE and CELL WALL.
Entry Term(s)
FAS-II Synthase
Fatty Acid Synthase II
Fatty Acid Synthase Type II
Fatty Acid Synthase, Bacterial, Plant, and Fungi Form
Fatty Acid Synthetase Complex, Type II
Registry Numbers
EC 6.-
Previous Indexing
Fatty Acid Synthetase Complex (1971-2007)
Public MeSH Note
2008
History Note
2008
Date Introduced
2008/01/01
Last Updated
2013/07/08
Fatty Acid Synthase, Type II Preferred
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