OBO ID: GO:0009922

Term Name:	fatty acid elongase activity		Search Ontology:
Synonyms:	condensing enzyme elongation of very long chain fatty acids activity ELOVL very-long-chain 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase very-long-chain 3-oxoacyl-CoA synthase very-long-chain beta-ketoacyl-CoA synthase
Definition:	Catalysis of the reaction: a very-long-chain acyl-CoA + H+ + malonyl-CoA = a very-long-chain 3-oxoacyl-CoA + CO2 + CoA. This reaction is the first (condensation) step of the four-step fatty acid elongation cycle in the endoplasmic reticulum that extends fatty acids of C-16 or longer with an additional 2-C unit. (2)
References:	EC:2.3.1.199 MetaCyc:RXN-7697 RHEA:32727 Reactome:R-HSA-2046083 Reactome:R-HSA-2046088 Reactome:R-HSA-2046090 Reactome:R-HSA-2046094 Reactome:R-HSA-2046095 Reactome:R-HSA-2046100 Reactome:R-HSA-548800 Reactome:R-HSA-548814 Reactome:R-HSA-548815 Reactome:R-HSA-548830
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