Acetyltransferase

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Chemical structure of an acetyl group bound to the remainder R of a molecule.

Acetyltransferase (or transacetylase) is a type of transferase enzyme that transfers an acetyl group.

Examples include:

[edit] See also

Acyltransferase

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MeSH Acetyltransferases

v d e Transferases: acyltransferases (EC 2.3)

2.3.1: other than amino-acyl groups	acetyltransferases: Acetyl-Coenzyme A acetyltransferase - N-Acetylglutamate synthase - Choline acetyltransferase - Dihydrolipoyl transacetylase - Acetyl-CoA C-acyltransferase - Beta-galactoside transacetylase - Chloramphenicol acetyltransferase - N-acetyltransferase (Serotonin N-acetyl transferase, HGSNAT, ARD1A) - Histone acetyltransferase (P300/CBP, NAT2) palmitoyltransferases: Carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase (CPT1, CPT2) - Serine C-palmitoyltransferase (SPTLC1, SPTLC2) other: Acyltransferase like 2 - Aminolevulinic acid synthase - Beta-ketoacyl-ACP synthase - Glyceronephosphate O-acyltransferase - Lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase Glycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase - 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase - 2-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase - ABHD5

2.3.2: Aminoacyltransferases	Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase - Peptidyl transferase - Transglutaminase (Tissue transglutaminase, Keratinocyte transglutaminase, Factor XIII)

2.3.3: converted into alkyl on transfer	Citrate synthase - ATP citrate lyase - HMG-CoA synthase

B enzm: 1.1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/10/11/13/14/15-18, 2.1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8, 2.7.10, 2.7.11-12, 3.1/2/3/4/5/6/7, 3.1.3.48, 3.4.21/22/23/24, 4.1/2/3/4/5/6, 5.1/2/3/4/99, 6.1-3/4/5-6

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