In the bacterium Bacillus subtilis it has been shown that the enzyme catalyses the amidotransfer of the octanoyl moiety from [glycine cleavage system H]-N6-octanoyl-L-lysine (i.e. octanoyl-GcvH) to the E2 subunit (dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase) of pyruvate dehydrogenase.
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[Glycine cleavage system H]-N(6)-octanoyl-L-lysine + a [lipoyl-carrier protein] = glycine cleavage system H + a [lipoyl-carrier protein]-N(6)- octanoyl-L-lysine.