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EC 2.3.1.57 Details
EC number
2.3.1.57
Accepted name
diamine N-acetyltransferase
Reaction
acetyl-CoA + an alkane-α,ω-diamine = CoA + an N-acetyldiamine
Other name(s)
spermidine acetyltransferase,
putrescine acetyltransferase,
putrescine (diamine)-acetylating enzyme,
diamine acetyltransferase,
spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase,
spermidine N1-acetyltransferase,
acetyl-coenzyme A-1,4-diaminobutane N-acetyltransferase,
putrescine acetylase,
putrescine N-acetyltransferase
Systematic name
acetyl-CoA:alkane-α,ω-diamine N-acetyltransferase
CAS registry number
54596-36-0
Comment
Acts on propane-1,3-diamine, pentane-1,5-diamine, putrescine, spermidine (forming N1- and N8-acetylspermidine), spermine, N1-acetylspermidine and N8-acetylspermidine.
History
created 1976, modified 1989
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