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EC 2.3.1.268 Details
EC number
2.3.1.268
Accepted name
ethanol O-acetyltransferase
Reaction
ethanol + acetyl-CoA = ethyl acetate + CoA
Other name(s)
eat1 (gene name), ethanol acetyltransferase
Systematic name
acetyl-CoA:ethanol O-acetyltransferase
Comment
The enzyme, characterized from the yeast Wickerhamomyces anomalus, is responsible for most ethyl acetate synthesis in known ethyl acetate-producing yeasts. It is only distantly related to enzymes classified as EC 2.3.1.84, alcohol O-acetyltransferase. The enzyme also possesses thioesterase and esterase activities, which are inhibited by high ethanol concentrations.
History
created 2018
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