Fumigaclavine B O-acetyltransferase explained

Fumigaclavine B O-acetyltransferase
Ec Number:	2.3.1.205

Fumigaclavine B O-acetyltransferase (FgaAT) is an enzyme with systematic name acetyl-CoA:fumigaclavine B O-acetyltransferase.^[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

\rightleftharpoons CoA + fumigaclavine A

The enzyme participates in the biosynthesis of fumigaclavine C, an ergot alkaloid.

Notes and References

1. Liu X, Wang L, Steffan N, Yin WB, Li SM . Ergot alkaloid biosynthesis in Aspergillus fumigatus: FgaAT catalyses the acetylation of fumigaclavine B . ChemBioChem . 10 . 14 . 2325–8 . September 2009 . 19672909 . 10.1002/cbic.200900395 .