- Monoterpenol O-acetyltransferase
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monoterpenol O-acetyltransferase Identifiers EC number 2.3.1.69 CAS number 78990-59-7 Databases IntEnz IntEnz view BRENDA BRENDA entry ExPASy NiceZyme view KEGG KEGG entry MetaCyc metabolic pathway PRIAM profile PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum Gene Ontology AmiGO / EGO Search PMC articles PubMed articles In enzymology, a monoterpenol O-acetyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.69) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- acetyl-CoA + a monoterpenol
CoA + a monoterpenol acetate ester
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are acetyl-CoA and monoterpenol, whereas its two products are CoA and monoterpenol acetate ester.
This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those acyltransferases transferring groups other than aminoacyl groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is acetyl-CoA:monoterpenol O-acetyltransferase. This enzyme is also called menthol transacetylase.
References
- Croteau R and Hooper CL (1978). "Metabolism of monoterpenes. Acetylation of (-)-menthol by a soluble enzyme preparation from peppermint (Mentha piperita) leaves". Plant Physiol. 61 (5): 737–742. doi:10.1104/pp.61.5.737.
- Martinkus C and Croteau R (1981). "Metabolism of monoterpenes - evidence for compartmentation of L-menthone metabolism in peppermint (Mentha piperita) leaves". Plant Physiol. 68 (1): 99–106. doi:10.1104/pp.68.1.99. PMC 425897. PMID 16661898. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=425897.
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