PMID-sentid Pub_year Sent_text comp_official_name comp_offsetprotein_name organism prot_offset 15668256-5 2005 The enzyme can elongate acyl-chains containing 2-14 carbon atoms with malonyl moieties attached in thioester linkage to the human mitochondrial acyl carrier protein and is able to restore growth to the respiratory-deficient yeast mutant cem1 that lacks the endogenous mitochondrial beta-ketoacyl synthase and exhibits lowered lipoic acid levels. Thioctic Acid 326-337 3-oxoacyl-ACP synthase, mitochondrial Homo sapiens 282-304 15668256-7 2005 The substrate specificity and complementation data for the beta-ketoacyl synthase suggest that, as in plants and fungi, in humans this pathway may play an important role in the generation of octanoyl-acyl carrier protein, the lipoic acid precursor, as well as longer chain fatty acids that are required for optimal mitochondrial function. Thioctic Acid 226-237 3-oxoacyl-ACP synthase, mitochondrial Homo sapiens 59-81