Entry
Name
acetyl-CoA:lysine N6-acetyltransferase;
LYC1 (gene name);
lysine N6-acetyltransferase (ambiguous)
Class
Transferases;
Acyltransferases;
Transferring groups other than aminoacyl groups
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
acetyl-CoA:L-lysine N6-acetyltransferase
Reaction(IUBMB)
acetyl-CoA + L-lysine = CoA + N6-acetyl-L-lysine [RN:
R00454 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
Product
Comment
The enzyme catalyses the first step of an L-lysine degradation pathway found in many fungal species. The enzyme is specific for acetyl-CoA as the acetyl donor. cf. EC
2.3.1.32 , lysine N-acetyltransferase.
History
EC 2.3.1.306 created 2021
Pathway
Orthology
K18854 acetyl-CoA:lysine N6-acetyltransferase
Genes
YLI : 2911519(YALI2_E00122g)
Taxonomy
Reference
1
Authors
Schmidt H, Bode R, Birnbaum D.
Title
Lysine degradation in Candida maltosa: occurrence of a novel enzyme, acetyl-CoA: L-lysine N-acetyltransferase.
Journal
Arch Microbiol 150:215-218 (1988)
Reference
Authors
Large PJ, Robertson A.
Title
The route of lysine breakdown in Candida tropicalis.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Bode R, Thurau AM, Schmidt H.
Title
Characterization of acetyl-CoA: L-lysine N6-acetyltransferase, which catalyses the first step of carbon catabolism from lysine in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Beckerich JM, Lambert M, Gaillardin C
Title
LYC1 is the structural gene for lysine N-6-acetyl transferase in yeast.
Journal
Sequence
Other DBs
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 2.3.1.306