Serine O-acetyltransferase

In enzymology, a serine O-acetyltransferase (EC number|2.3.1.30) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

:acetyl-CoA + L-serine $ightleftharpoons$ CoA + O-acetyl-L-serine

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are acetyl-CoA and L-serine, whereas its two products are CoA and O-acetyl-L-serine.

This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those acyltransferases transferring groups other than aminoacyl groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is acetyl-CoA:L-serine O-acetyltransferase. Other names in common use include SATase, L-serine acetyltransferase, serine acetyltransferase, and serine transacetylase. This enzyme participates in cysteine metabolism and sulfur metabolism.

tructural studies

As of late 2007, 7 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes PDB link|1S80, PDB link|1SSM, PDB link|1SSQ, PDB link|1SST, PDB link|1T3D, PDB link|1Y7L, and PDB link|2ISQ.

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External links

::"The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is CAS registry|9023-16-9."

Gene Ontology (GO) codes