aralkylamine N-acetyltransferase EC#: 2.3.1.87; ChemWhat Code: 1376860

Product Name aralkylamine N-acetyltransferase
Example Structure Example Structure of aralkylamine N-acetyltransferase EC#: 2.3.1.87
Synonyms AA-NAT, AANAT, AANAT1, AANAT2, AANATL7, AATNATL2, acetyl-CoA:aralkylamine N-acetyltransferase, acetyltransferase, arylalkylamine N-, arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase, arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase 1, arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase 1a, arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase 1b, arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase 2, arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase activity, arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase like 7, arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase-2, Bm-iAANAT, hAANAT, More, N-acetyltransferase, NAT, oAANAT, PaaNAT, serotonin acetylase, serotonin acetyltransferase, serotonin N-acetyltransferase, serotonin-N-acetyltransferase, SNA, SNAT
EC Number 2.3.1.87
CAS Registry Number 92941-56-5
Comments Narrow specificity towards 2-arylethylamines, including serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine), tryptamine, 5-methoxytryptamine and phenylethylamine. This is the penultimate enzyme in the production of melatonin (5-methoxy-N-acetyltryptamine) and controls its synthesis (cf. EC 2.1.1.4, acetylserotonin O-methyltransferase). Differs from EC 2.3.1.5 arylamine N-acetyltransferase.
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History
Reactions Acetyl-CoA + a 2-arylethylamine = CoA + an N-acetyl-2-arylethylamine.

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