BAAT

Bile acid CoA:amino acid N-acyltransferase
Identifiers
Symbols BAAT ; BACAT; BAT
External IDs OMIM: 602938 MGI: 106642 HomoloGene: 1286 GeneCards: BAAT Gene
EC number 2.3.1.65, 3.1.2.2
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 570 12012
Ensembl ENSG00000136881 ENSMUSG00000039653
UniProt Q14032 Q91X34
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001127610 NM_007519
RefSeq (protein) NP_001121082 NP_031545
Location (UCSC) Chr 9:
101.36 – 101.38 Mb
Chr 4:
49.49 – 49.51 Mb
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Bile acid-CoA:amino acid N-acyltransferase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the BAAT gene.[1]

The protein encoded by this gene is a liver enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of the bile acid moiety from the acyl-CoA thioester to either glycine or taurine, the second step in the formation of bile acid-amino acid conjugates which serve as detergents in the gastrointestinal tract.[1]

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