Title : Discovery of a new ATP-citrate lyase (ACLY) inhibitor identified by a pharmacophore-based virtual screening study.

Pub. Date : 2021 Jul

PMID : 32448086






2 Functional Relationships(s)
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1 ATP citrate lyase (ACLY) is an important enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of citrate to acetyl-CoA in normal cells, facilitating the de novo fatty acid synthesis. Citric Acid ATP citrate lyase Homo sapiens
2 Since ACLY-mediated conversion of citrate to acetyl-CoA constitutes the basis for fatty acid synthesis, ACLY seems to be quite an unexplored and promising therapeutic target for anticancer drug design. Citric Acid ATP citrate lyase Homo sapiens