Reaction: acetyl-CoA + a β-D-galactoside = CoA + a 6-acetyl-β-D-galactoside
Other name(s): thiogalactoside acetyltransferase; galactoside acetyltransferase; thiogalactoside transacetylase
Systematic name: acetyl-CoA:β-D-galactoside 6-acetyltransferase
Comments: Acts on thiogalactosides and phenylgalactoside.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9029-94-1
References:
1. Zabin, I. Crystalline thiogalactoside transacetylase. J. Biol. Chem. 238 (1963) 3300-3306.
2. Zabin, I., Kepes, A. and Monod, J. Thiogalactoside transacetylase. J. Biol. Chem. 237 (1962) 253-257.