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EC 2.3.1.65 Details
EC number
2.3.1.65
Accepted name
bile acid-CoA:amino acid N-acyltransferase
Reaction
choloyl-CoA + glycine = CoA + glycocholate
Other name(s)
glycine—taurine N-acyltransferase, amino acid N-choloyltransferase, BAT, glycine N-choloyltransferase, BACAT, cholyl-CoA glycine-taurine N-acyltransferase, cholyl-CoA:taurine N-acyltransferase
Systematic name
choloyl-CoA:glycine N-choloyltransferase
CAS registry number
65979-40-0
Comment
Also acts on CoA derivatives of other bile acids. Taurine and 2-fluoro-β-alanine can act as substrates, but more slowly [4]. The enzyme can also conjugate fatty acids to glycine and can act as a very-long-chain acyl-CoA thioesterase [7]. Bile-acid—amino-acid conjugates serve as detergents in the gastrointestinal tract, solubilizing long chain fatty acids, mono- and diglycerides, fat-soluble vitamins and cholesterol [4]. This is the second enzyme in a two-step process leading to the conjugation of bile acids with amino acids; the first step is the conversion of bile acids into their acyl-CoA thioesters, which is catalysed by EC 6.2.1.7, cholate—CoA ligase.
History
created 1983, modified 2005
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