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EC 2.3.1.12 Details
EC number
2.3.1.12
Accepted name
dihydrolipoyllysine-residue acetyltransferase
Reaction
acetyl-CoA + enzyme N6-(dihydrolipoyl)lysine = CoA + enzyme N6-(S-acetyldihydrolipoyl)lysine
Other name(s)
acetyl-CoA:dihydrolipoamide S-acetyltransferase, dihydrolipoamide S-acetyltransferase, dihydrolipoate acetyltransferase, dihydrolipoic transacetylase, dihydrolipoyl acetyltransferase, lipoate acetyltransferase, lipoate transacetylase, lipoic acetyltransferase, lipoic acid acetyltransferase, lipoic transacetylase, lipoylacetyltransferase, thioltransacetylase A, transacetylase X, enzyme-dihydrolipoyllysine:acetyl-CoA S-acetyltransferase, acetyl-CoA:enzyme 6-N-(dihydrolipoyl)lysine S-acetyltransferase
Systematic name
acetyl-CoA:enzyme N6-(dihydrolipoyl)lysine S-acetyltransferase
CAS registry number
9032-29-5
Comment
A multimer (24-mer or 60-mer, depending on the source) of this enzyme forms the core of the pyruvate dehydrogenase multienzyme complex, and binds tightly both EC 1.2.4.1, pyruvate dehydrogenase (acetyl-transferring) and EC 1.8.1.4, dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase. The lipoyl group of this enzyme is reductively acetylated by EC 1.2.4.1, and the only observed direction catalysed by EC 2.3.1.12 is that where the acetyl group is passed to coenzyme A.
History
created 1961, modified 2003
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