ACSM2B explained

Acyl-coenzyme A synthetase ACSM2B, mitochondrial is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ACSM2B gene.^{[1] [2]}

Further reading

• Lindner I, Rubin D, Helwig U . The L513S polymorphism in medium-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 2 (MACS2) is associated with risk factors of the metabolic syndrome in a Caucasian study population. . Mol Nutr Food Res . 50 . 3 . 270–4 . 2006 . 16521160 . 10.1002/mnfr.200500241 . etal.
• Yamada S, Ohira M, Horie H . Expression profiling and differential screening between hepatoblastomas and the corresponding normal livers: identification of high expression of the PLK1 oncogene as a poor-prognostic indicator of hepatoblastomas. . Oncogene . 23 . 35 . 5901–11 . 2004 . 15221005 . 10.1038/sj.onc.1207782 . etal. free .
• Vessey DA, Kelley M, Warren RS . Characterization of triacsin C inhibition of short-, medium-, and long-chain fatty acid: CoA ligases of human liver. . J. Biochem. Mol. Toxicol. . 18 . 2 . 100–6 . 2004 . 15122652 . 10.1002/jbt.20009 . 8154380 .
• Vessey DA, Kelley M . Characterization of the reaction mechanism for the XL-I form of bovine liver xenobiotic/medium-chain fatty acid:CoA ligase. . Biochem. J. . 357 . Pt 1 . 283–8 . 2001 . 11415461 . 10.1042/0264-6021:3570283 . 1221953 .
• Vessey DA, Kelley M, Warren RS . Characterization of the CoA ligases of human liver mitochondria catalyzing the activation of short- and medium-chain fatty acids and xenobiotic carboxylic acids. . Biochim. Biophys. Acta . 1428 . 2–3 . 455–62 . 1999 . 10434065 . 10.1016/s0304-4165(99)00088-4.
• Vessey DA, Hu J . Isolation from bovine liver mitochondria and characterization of three distinct carboxylic acid: CoA ligases with activity toward xenobiotics . J. Biochem. Toxicol. . 10 . 6 . 329–37 . 1997 . 8934636 . 10.1002/jbt.2570100608 .
• Vessey DA, Hu J, Kelley M . Interaction of salicylate and ibuprofen with the carboxylic acid: CoA ligases from bovine liver mitochondria . J. Biochem. Toxicol. . 11 . 2 . 73–8 . 1997 . 8884467 . 10.1002/(SICI)1522-7146(1996)11:2<73::AID-JBT4>3.0.CO;2-R .

Notes and References

1. Vessey DA, Lau E, Kelley M, Warren RS . Isolation, sequencing, and expression of a cDNA for the HXM-A form of xenobiotic/medium-chain fatty acid:CoA ligase from human liver mitochondria . J Biochem Mol Toxicol . 17 . 1 . 1–6 . Mar 2003 . 12616642 . 10.1002/jbt.10056 . 13396633 .
2. Web site: Entrez Gene: ACSM2 acyl-CoA synthetase medium-chain family member 2.