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EC 2.3.1.9 Details
EC number
2.3.1.9
Accepted name
acetyl-CoA C-acetyltransferase
Reaction
2 acetyl-CoA = CoA + acetoacetyl-CoA (overall reaction);;(1a) acetyl-CoA + [acetyl-CoA C-acetyltransferase]-L-cysteine = [acetyl-CoA C-acetyltransferase]-S-acetyl-L-cysteine + CoA;;(1b) [acetyl-CoA C-acetyltransferase]-S-acetyl-L-cysteine + acetyl-CoA = acetoacetyl-CoA + [acetyl-CoA C-acetyltransferase]-L-cysteine
Other name(s)
acetoacetyl-CoA thiolase, β-acetoacetyl coenzyme A thiolase, 2-methylacetoacetyl-CoA thiolase [misleading], 3-oxothiolase, acetyl coenzyme A thiolase, acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase, acetyl-CoA:N-acetyltransferase, thiolase II, type II thiolase
Systematic name
acetyl-CoA:acetyl-CoA C-acetyltransferase
CAS registry number
9027-46-7
Comment
The enzyme, found in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes, catalyses the Claisen condensation of an acetyl-CoA and an acyl-CoA (often another acetyl-CoA), leading to the formation of an acyl-CoA that is longer by two carbon atoms. The reaction starts with the acylation of a nucleophilic cysteine at the active site, usually by acetyl-CoA but potentially by a different acyl-CoA, with concomitant release of CoA. In the second step the acyl group is transferred to an acetyl-CoA molecule. cf. EC 2.3.1.16, acetyl-CoA C-acyltransferase.
History
created 1961, modified 2019
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