| EC |
2.3.1.84 |
| Accepted name: |
alcohol O-acetyltransferase |
| Reaction: |
acetyl-CoA + an alcohol = CoA + an acetyl ester |
| Other name(s): |
alcohol acetyltransferase |
| Systematic name: |
acetyl-CoA:alcohol O-acetyltransferase |
| Comments: |
Acts on a range of short-chain aliphatic alcohols, including methanol and ethanol |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 80237-89-4 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Yoshioka, K. and Hashimoto, N. Ester formation by alcohol acetyltransferase from brewers' yeast. Agric. Biol. Chem. 45 (1981) 2183–2190. |
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| [EC 2.3.1.84 created 1984] |
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