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EC 2.3.1.7 Details
EC number
2.3.1.7
Accepted name
carnitine O-acetyltransferase
Reaction
acetyl-CoA + carnitine = CoA + O-acetylcarnitine
Other name(s)
acetyl-CoA-carnitine O-acetyltransferase,
acetylcarnitine transferase,
carnitine acetyl coenzyme A transferase,
carnitine acetylase,
carnitine acetyltransferase,
carnitine-acetyl-CoA transferase,
CATC
Systematic name
acetyl-CoA:carnitine O-acetyltransferase
CAS registry number
9029-90-7
Comment
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).
History
created 1961
EC Tree
2.3.1.55 created 1976, deleted 1999
2.3.1.120 created 1990, deleted 1992
2.3.1.124 created 1990, deleted 1992