CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily 3.40.630.30
Functional Family Probable amino-acid acetyltransferase NAGS2, chloroplastic

Enzyme Information

2.3.1.1
Amino-acid N-acetyltransferase.
based on mapping to UniProt Q5FAK7
Acetyl-CoA + L-glutamate = CoA + N-acetyl-L-glutamate.
-!- Also acts with L-aspartate and, more slowly, with some other amino acids.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

Q5FAK7
Q5FAK7_NEIG1
Neisseria gonorrhoeae FA 1090
Amino-acid acetyltransferase

PDB Structure

PDB 2R98
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
The crystal structure of N-acetyl-L-glutamate synthase from Neisseria gonorrhoeae provides insights into mechanisms of catalysis and regulation.
Shi, D., Sagar, V., Jin, Z., Yu, X., Caldovic, L., Morizono, H., Allewell, N.M., Tuchman, M.
J.Biol.Chem.