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Fatty-acid synthase

Known as: FAS, FASN, EC 2.3.1.85 
Fatty acid synthase (2511 aa, ~273 kDa) is encoded by the human FASN gene. This protein is involved in long-chain fatty acid synthesis.
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2014
Review
2014
What Comes First : The Food or the Nutrient Walnuts Have Potential for Cancer Prevention and Treatment in Mice 1 – 3
Cancer may not be completely the result of novel or inherited genetic mutations but may in fact be a largely preventable disease… 
2011
2011
Gene Polymorphisms Impact the Risk of Rejection With Hemodynamic Compromise: A Multicenter Study
Background. Rejection with hemodynamic compromise (RHC) is associated with high mortality in heart recipients. This study… 
2010
2010
STUDIES ON THE BIOACTIVITY AND PHYCOCHEMISTRY OF MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA (CYANOPHYCOTA) FROM SINDH
A toxic alga, Microcystis aeruginosa (KUtzing) KUtzing was collected from ponds of Mancher Lake, near Thatta, Sindh (Pakistan… 
2009
2009
Further characterization of a somatic cell hybrid panel: ten new assignments to the bovine genome.
Thirty-six partially characterized hamster-bovine hybrid cell lines were used for the determination of synteny groups. Sixteen… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
In vitro activation of CPP 32 and Mch 3 by Mch 4 , a novel human apoptotic cysteine protease containing two FADD-like domains ( granzyme B / Mch 2 / protease cascade / FAS / APO-I-receptor )
Emerging evidence suggests that an amplifiable protease cascade consisting of multiple aspartatespecific cysteine proteases… 
2002
2002
Issues on Adoption, Import Regulations, and Policies for Biotech Commodities in China with a Focus on Soybeans
Since the introduction of biotech commodities in 1996, farmers in the United States have rapidly adopted this new technology for… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Tumor necrosis factor in the heart.
The heart is a tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-producing organ. Both myocardial macrophages and cardiac myocytes themselves… 
1998
1998
Apoptosis in the mammalian thymus during normal histogenesis and under various in vitro and in vivo experimental conditions.
Programmed cell death (PCD), also known as apoptosis, is a genetically controlled cellular response, manifested in… 
1985
1985
Condensation reactions between phenol, formaldehyde and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, formed as intermediate in the acid catalyzed dehydration of starchy products
SummaryThe incorporation of starch hydrolysates in phenolic resins of the novolak and resol type via intermediate acid catalyzed… 
1982
1982
Teratogenic and reproductive effects of ethanol in Long-Evans rats.
The effects of ethanol alone or ethanol and dieidrin given orally were investigated on the reproductive processes of female Long…