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EC 2.3.1.247 Details
EC number
2.3.1.247
Accepted name
3-keto-5-aminohexanoate cleavage enzyme
Reaction
(5S)-5-amino-3-oxohexanoate + acetyl-CoA = L-3-aminobutanoyl-CoA + acetoacetate
Other name(s)
kce (gene name)
Systematic name
(5S)-5-amino-3-oxohexanoate:acetyl-CoA ethylamine transferase
Comment
Requires Zn2+. The enzyme, isolated from the bacteria Fusobacterium nucleatum and Cloacimonas acidaminovorans, is involved in the anaerobic fermentation of lysine.
History
created 2015
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