This protein is a component of the acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase complex; first, biotin carboxylase catalyzes the carboxylation of the carrier protein and then the transcarboxylase transfers the carboxyl group to form malonyl-CoA. ATP + hydrogencarbonate + N(6)-biotinyl-L-lysyl-[protein] = ADP + H(+) + N(6)-carboxybiotinyl-L-lysyl-[protein] + phosphate Binds 2 magnesium or manganese ions per subunit. Lipid metabolism; malonyl-CoA biosynthesis; malonyl-CoA from acetyl-CoA: step 1/1. Acetyl-CoA carboxylase is a heterohexamer of biotin carboxyl carrier protein, biotin carboxylase and the two subunits of carboxyl transferase in a 2:2 complex.