EC 2 - Transferases
EC 2.3 - Acyltransferases
EC 2.3.1 - Transferring groups other than amino-acyl groups
EC 2.3.1.57 - Diamine N-acetyltransferase
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IntEnz Enzyme Nomenclature
EC 2.3.1.57
Names
Accepted name:
diamine N-acetyltransferase
Other
names:
acetyl-coenzyme A-1,4-diaminobutane N-acetyltransferase
diamine acetyltransferase
putrescine (diamine)-acetylating enzyme
putrescine N-acetyltransferase
putrescine acetylase
putrescine acetyltransferase
spermidine N1-acetyltransferase
spermidine acetyltransferase
spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase
diamine acetyltransferase
putrescine (diamine)-acetylating enzyme
putrescine N-acetyltransferase
putrescine acetylase
putrescine acetyltransferase
spermidine N1-acetyltransferase
spermidine acetyltransferase
spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase
Systematic name:
acetyl-CoA:alkane-α,ω-diamine N-acetyltransferase
Reaction
- acetyl-CoA + an alkane-alpha,omega-diamine = CoA + an N-acetyldiamine
Comments:
Acts on 1,3-diaminopropane, 1,5-diaminopentane, putrescine, spermidine (forming N1- and N8-acetylspermidine), spermine, N1-acetylspermidine and N8-acetylspermidine.
Links to other databases
Gene Ontology:
GO:0004145
CAS Registry Number:
54596-36-0
References
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Purification and characterization of spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase from rat liver.Biochemistry 21 : 6152-6158 (1982). [PMID: 7150547]
[EC 2.3.1.57 created 1976, modified 1989]