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EC 2.3.1.35 Details
EC number
2.3.1.35
Accepted name
glutamate N-acetyltransferase
Reaction
N2-acetyl-L-ornithine + L-glutamate = L-ornithine + N-acetyl-L-glutamate
Other name(s)
ornithine transacetylase,
α-N-acetyl-L-ornithine:L-glutamate N-acetyltransferase,
acetylglutamate synthetase,
acetylglutamate-acetylornithine transacetylase,
acetylglutamic synthetase,
acetylglutamic-acetylornithine transacetylase,
acetylornithine glutamate acetyltransferase,
glutamate acetyltransferase,
N-acetyl-L-glutamate synthetase,
N-acetylglutamate synthase,
N-acetylglutamate synthetase,
ornithine acetyltransferase,
2-N-acetyl-L-ornithine:L-glutamate N-acetyltransferase,
acetylornithinase (ambiguous)
Systematic name
N2-acetyl-L-ornithine:L-glutamate N-acetyltransferase
CAS registry number
37257-14-0
Comment
Also has some hydrolytic activity on acetyl-L-ornithine, but the rate is 1% of that of transferase activity.
History
created 1972
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