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EC 2.3.1.1 Details
EC number
2.3.1.1
Accepted name
amino-acid N-acetyltransferase
Reaction
acetyl-CoA + L-glutamate = CoA + N-acetyl-L-glutamate
Other name(s)
N-acetylglutamate synthase,
AGAS,
acetylglutamate acetylglutamate synthetase,
acetylglutamic synthetase,
amino acid acetyltransferase,
N-acetyl-L-glutamate synthetase,
N-acetylglutamate synthetase
Systematic name
acetyl-CoA:L-glutamate N-acetyltransferase
CAS registry number
9029-88-3
Comment
Also acts with L-aspartate and, more slowly, with some other amino acids.
History
created 1961
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