acyl carrier activity

Term ID

GO:0000036

Synonyms

• ACP phosphopantetheine attachment site binding involved in fatty acid biosynthetic process

Definition

Binding an acyl group and presenting it for processing or offloading to a cognate enzyme. Covalently binds the acyl group via a phosphopantetheine prosthetic group and mediates protein-protein interactions with the enzyme conferring specificity. The acyl carrier protein (ACP) presents substrates to enzymes involved in fatty acid biosynthesis or in polyketide secondary metabolite biosynthesis.

References

Ontology

GO: Molecular Function    QuickGO    AmiGO