Fumigaclavine B O-acetyltransferase

Fumigaclavine B O-acetyltransferase
Identifiers
EC number 2.3.1.205
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Fumigaclavine B O-acetyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.205, FgaAT) is an enzyme with systematic name acetyl-CoA:fumigaclavine B O-acetyltransferase.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

acetyl-CoA + fumigaclavine B \rightleftharpoons CoA + fumigaclavine A

The enzyme participates in the biosynthesis of fumigaclavine C, an ergot alkaloid.

References

  1. Liu, X., Wang, L., Steffan, N., Yin, W.B. and Li, S.M. (2009). "Ergot alkaloid biosynthesis in Aspergillus fumigatus: FgaAT catalyses the acetylation of fumigaclavine B". ChemBioChem. 10: 2325–2328. doi:10.1002/cbic.200900395. PMID 19672909.

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