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The proportion of C(8:0) and C(10:0) fatty acids synthesized by the microsomal plus particle-free supernatant fraction from lactating rabbit mammary gland is enhanced at high protein concentrations. This fraction appears to contain a soluble high-molecular-weight factor that modifies the specificity of the fatty acid synthetase complex for termination of the growing acyl chain.
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