EC |
2.3.1.53 |
Accepted name: |
phenylalanine N-acetyltransferase |
Reaction: |
acetyl-CoA + L-phenylalanine = CoA + N-acetyl-L-phenylalanine |
Other name(s): |
acetyl-CoA-L-phenylalanine α-N-acetyltransferase |
Systematic name: |
acetyl-CoA:L-phenylalanine N-acetyltransferase |
Comments: |
Also acts, more slowly, on L-histidine and L-alanine. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 9075-16-5 |
References: |
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Leuzinger, W., Baker, A.L. and Cauvin, E. Acetylcholinesterase. II. Crystallization, absorption spectra, isoionic point. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 59 (1968) 620–623. [DOI] [PMID: 5238989] |
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[EC 2.3.1.53 created 1976] |
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