Target
Human MLYCD / MCD
Synonyms
MLYCD | MCD | HMCD | Malonyl-CoA decarboxylase
Reactivity
Human
(tested or 100% immunogen sequence identity)
Conjugations
Horseradish Peroxidase.
Also available
Unconjugated or conjugated with
FITC,
Biotin.
Immunogen
Recombinant human Malonyl-CoA decarboxylase, mitochondrial protein (40-493AA)
Specificity
Catalyzes the conversion of malonyl-CoA to acetyl-CoA. In the fatty acid biosynthesis MCD selectively removes malonyl-CoA and thus assures that methyl-malonyl-CoA is the only chain elongating substrate for fatty acid synthase and that fatty acids with multiple methyl side chains are produced. In peroxisomes it may be involved in degrading intraperoxisomal malonyl-CoA, which is generated by the peroxisomal beta-oxidation of odd chain-length dicarboxylic fatty acids. Plays a role in the metabolic balance between glucose and lipid oxidation in muscle independent of alterations in insulin signaling. May play a role in controlling the extent of ischemic injury by promoting glucose oxidation.