EC 2 - Transferases
EC 2.3 - Acyltransferases
EC 2.3.1 - Transferring groups other than amino-acyl groups
EC 2.3.1.7 - Carnitine O-acetyltransferase
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IntEnz Enzyme Nomenclature
EC 2.3.1.7
Names
Accepted name:
carnitine O-acetyltransferase
Other
names:
CATC
acetyl-CoA-carnitine O-acetyltransferase
acetylcarnitine transferase
carnitine acetyl coenzyme A transferase
carnitine acetylase
carnitine acetyltransferase
carnitine-acetyl-CoA transferase
acetyl-CoA-carnitine O-acetyltransferase
acetylcarnitine transferase
carnitine acetyl coenzyme A transferase
carnitine acetylase
carnitine acetyltransferase
carnitine-acetyl-CoA transferase
Systematic name:
acetyl-CoA:carnitine O-acetyltransferase
Reaction
- acetyl-CoA + carnitine = CoA + O-acetylcarnitine
Comments:
Also acts on propanoyl-CoA and butanoyl-CoA (cf. EC 2.3.1.21 carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase and EC 2.3.1.137 carnitine O-octanoyltransferase).
Links to other databases
Enzymes and pathways:
NC-IUBMB
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BRENDA
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ExplorEnz
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ENZYME@ExPASy
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KEGG
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MetaCyc
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NIST 74
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UniPathway
Protein domains and families:
PROSITE:PDOC00402
Gene Ontology:
GO:0004092
CAS Registry Number:
9029-90-7
References
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The preparation of crystalline carnitine acetyltransferase.Biochim. Biophys. Acta 96 : 162-165 (1965).
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Reversible enzymatic acetylation of carnitine.Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 59 : 491-501 (1955).
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Purification and properties of carnitine acetyl transferase from rat liver.J. Biochem. (Tokyo) 93 : 439-451 (1983).
[EC 2.3.1.7 created 1961]