| butyrate-acetoacetate CoA-transferase | |
| Ec Number: | 2.8.3.9 |
| Cas Number: | 66231-37-6 |
| Go Code: | 0047371 |
In enzymology, a butyrate-acetoacetate CoA-transferase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
butanoyl-CoA + acetoacetate
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Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are butanoyl-CoA and acetoacetate, whereas its two products are butanoate and acetoacetyl-CoA.
This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically the CoA-transferases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is butanoyl-CoA:acetoacetate CoA-transferase. Other names in common use include butyryl coenzyme A-acetoacetate coenzyme A-transferase, and butyryl-CoA-acetoacetate CoA-transferase.