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EC 2.3.1.88 Details
EC number
2.3.1.88
Accepted name
peptide α-N-acetyltransferase
Reaction
acetyl-CoA + peptide = CoA + Nα-acetylpeptide
Other name(s)
β-endorphin acetyltransferase,
peptide acetyltransferase,
protein N-terminal acetyltransferase,
NAT,
Nα-acetyltransferase,
amino-terminal amino acid-acetylating enzyme,
acetyl-CoA:peptide α-N-acetyltransferase
Systematic name
acetyl-CoA:peptide Nα-acetyltransferase
CAS registry number
116155-74-9
Comment
Acetylates N-terminal alanine, serine, methionine and glutamate residues in a number of peptides and proteins, including β-endorphin, corticotropins and melanotropin. cf. EC 2.3.1.108 α-tubulin N-acetyltransferase.
History
created 1986, modified 1989, deleted 2016
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