Mycothiol synthase

This enzyme catalyzes the last step in the biosynthesis of mycothiol, the major thiol in most actinomycetes, including Mycobacterium.

Source:http://purl.uniprot.org/enzyme/2.3.1.189

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Acetyl-CoA is the preferred CoA thioester but propionyl-CoA is also a substrate., The enzyme has been purified from Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv., The enzyme is a member of a large family of GCN5-related N-acetyltransferases (GNATs)., This enzyme catalyzes the last step in the biosynthesis of mycothiol, the major thiol in most actinomycetes, including Mycobacterium.
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Mycothiol synthase
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Desacetylmycothiol + acetyl-CoA = CoA + mycothiol.