Mammalian long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase (ACSL) catalyzes the ligation of the fatty acid to CoA to form fatty acyl-CoA in a two-step reaction. Five isoforms of ACSL have been identified. These isoforms have different substrate preferences and subcellular localizations. Overexpression of ACSL1 results in changes of fatty acid metabolism in rat primary hepatocytes.
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