catalytic activity:Malonyl-CoA = acetyl-CoA + CO(2).,disease:Defects in MLYCD are the cause of malonyl-CoA decarboxylase deficiency (MLYCD deficiency) [MIM:248360]. MLYCD deficiency is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by abdominal pain, chronic constipation, episodic vomiting, metabolic acidosis and malonic aciduria.,function:Catalyzes the conversion of malonyl-CoA to acetyl-CoA. In the fatty acid biosynthesis MCD selectively removes malonyl-CoA and thus assures that methyl-malonyl-CoA is the only chain elongating substrate for fatty acid synthase and that fatty acids with multiple methyl side chains are produced. In peroxisomes it may be involved in degrading intraperoxisomal malonyl-CoA, which is generated by the peroxisomal beta-oxidation of odd chain-length dicarboxylic fatty acids.,pathway:Metabolic intermediate biosynthesis; acetyl-CoA biosynthesis; acetyl-CoA from malonyl-CoA: step 1/1.,
Cytoplasm . Mitochondrion matrix . Peroxisome . Peroxisome matrix . Enzymatically active in all three subcellular compartments. .
Expressed in fibroblasts and hepatoblastoma cells (at protein level). Expressed strongly in heart, liver, skeletal muscle, kidney and pancreas. Expressed in myotubes. Expressed weakly in brain, placenta, spleen, thymus, testis, ovary and small intestine.