| Gene Symbol |
Las
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| Entrez Gene |
40259
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| Alt Symbol |
CG5231, Dmel\CG5231
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| Species |
Drosophila
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
Lipoic acid synthase
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| Other Description |
CG5231-PC|Las-PC|lipoic acid synthase
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| Swissprots |
Q7JQW6 Q9VPF7
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| Accessions |
AAF51596 Q7JQW6 NM_079459 NP_524183
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| Function |
Catalyzes the radical-mediated insertion of two sulfur atoms into the C-6 and C-8 positions of the octanoyl moiety bound to the lipoyl domains of lipoate-dependent enzymes, thereby converting the octanoylated domains into lipoylated derivatives. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_03123}.
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| Subcellular Location |
Mitochondrion {ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_03123}.
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| Top Pathways |
Lipoic acid metabolism
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