Thioethanolamine S-acetyltransferase

In enzymology, a thioethanolamine S-acetyltransferase (EC number|2.3.1.11) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

:acetyl-CoA + 2-aminoethanethiol $ightleftharpoons$ CoA + S-(2-aminoethyl)thioacetate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are acetyl-CoA and 2-aminoethanethiol, whereas its two products are CoA and S-(2-aminoethyl)thioacetate.

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:2-aminoethanethiol S-acetyltransferase. Other names in common use include thioltransacetylase B, thioethanolamine acetyltransferase, and acetyl-CoA:thioethanolamine S-acetyltransferase.

References

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* McElroy, W.D. and Glass, B. (Eds.), A Symposium on the Mechanism of Enzyme Action, Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, 1954, p. 545-580.

External links

::"The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is CAS registry|9029-93-0."

Gene Ontology (GO) codes