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EC 2.3.1.183 Details
EC number
2.3.1.183
Accepted name
phosphinothricin acetyltransferase
Reaction
acetyl-CoA + phosphinothricin = CoA + N-acetylphosphinothricin
Other name(s)
PAT (ambiguous), PPT acetyltransferase, Pt-N-acetyltransferase
Systematic name
acetyl-CoA:phosphinothricin N-acetyltransferase
Comment
The substrate phosphinothricin is used as a nonselective herbicide and is a potent inhibitor of EC 6.3.1.2, glutamine synthetase, a key enzyme of nitrogen metabolism in plants [2].
History
created 2007
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