The function of ACLY (ATP citrate lyase, ENSG00000131473) is as follows. Catalyzes the cleavage of citrate into oxaloacetate and acetyl-CoA, the latter serving as common substrate in multiple biochemical reactions in protein, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10653665, ECO:0000269|PubMed:1371749, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19286649, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23932781, ECO:0000269|PubMed:39881208, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9116495}.