Reaction: acetyl-CoA + 2-aminoethanethiol = CoA + S-(2-aminoethyl)thioacetate
Other name(s): thioltransacetylase B; thioethanolamine acetyltransferase; acetyl-CoA:thioethanolamine S-acetyltransferase
Systematic name: acetyl-CoA:2-aminoethanethiol S-acetyltransferase
Comments: 2-Sulfanylethanol (2-mercaptoethanol) can act as a substrate [1].
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 9029-93-0
References:
1. Brady, R.O. and Stadtman, E.R. Enzymatic thioltransacetylation. J. Biol. Chem. 211 (1954) 621-629. [PMID: 13221570]
2. Gunsalus, I.C. Group transfer and acyl-generating functions of lipoic acid derivatives. In: McElroy, W.D. and Glass, B. (Ed.), A Symposium on the Mechanism of Enzyme Action, vol. , Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, 1954, pp. 545-580.