KEGG   ENZYME: 2.3.1.17Help
Entry
EC 2.3.1.17                 Enzyme                                 
Name
aspartate N-acetyltransferase;
aspartate acetyltransferase;
L-aspartate N-acetyltransferase
Class
Transferases;
Acyltransferases;
Transferring groups other than aminoacyl groups
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
acetyl-CoA:L-aspartate N-acetyltransferase
Reaction(IUBMB)
acetyl-CoA + L-aspartate = CoA + N-acetyl-L-aspartate [RN:R00487]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
acetyl-CoA [CPD:C00024];
L-aspartate [CPD:C00049]
Product
CoA [CPD:C00010];
N-acetyl-L-aspartate [CPD:C01042]
Pathway
Alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism
Reference
1
  Authors
Goldstein, F.B.
  Title
Biosynthesis of N-acetyl-L-aspartic acid.
  Journal
J. Biol. Chem. 234 (1959) 2702-2706.
Reference
2  [PMID:6061408]
  Authors
Knizley H Jr.
  Title
The enzymatic synthesis of N-acetyl-L-aspartic acid by a  water-insoluble preparation of a cat brain acetone powder.
  Journal
J. Biol. Chem. 242 (1967) 4619-22.
  Organism
Felis catus
Other DBs
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CAS: 
9029-99-6
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