Elongase is a generic term for an enzyme that catalyzes carbon chain extension of an organic molecule, especially a fatty acid.[1] Elongases play a variety of roles in mammalian organisms, accounting for changes in tissue function, lipid regulation, and the overall physiology of an organism.[1]

List of elongases

References

  1. 1 2 Jump, D. B. (2009). "Mammalian Fatty Acid Elongases". Lipidomics. Methods in Molecular Biology. Vol. 579. pp. 375–389. doi:10.1007/978-1-60761-322-0_19. ISBN 978-1-60761-321-3. PMC 2764369. PMID 19763486.


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