Maltose O-acetyltransferase

Template:Infobox enzyme In enzymology, a maltose O-acetyltransferase (Template:EC number) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

acetyl-CoA + maltose $\rightleftharpoons$ CoA + 6-O-acetyl-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->4)-D-glucose

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are acetyl-CoA and maltose, whereas its two products are CoA and [[6-O-acetyl-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->4)-D-glucose]].

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:maltose O-acetyltransferase. Other names in common use include maltose transacetylase, maltose O-acetyltransferase, and MAT.

Structural studies

As of late 2007, 3 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes Template:PDB link, Template:PDB link, and Template:PDB link.

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