Reaction: (5S)-5-amino-3-oxohexanoate + acetyl-CoA = acetoacetate + L-3-aminobutanoyl-CoA
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Glossary: L-3-aminobutyryl-CoA = (3S)-3-aminobutanoyl-CoA
Other name(s): kce (gene name); 3-keto-5-aminohexanoate cleavage enzyme
Systematic name: (5S)-5-amino-3-oxohexanoate:acetyl-CoA ethylamine transferase
Comments: Requires Zn2+. The enzyme, isolated from the bacteria Fusobacterium nucleatum and Cloacimonas acidaminovorans, belongs to a class of enzymes known as β-keto acid cleavage enzymes (BKACE). It is involved in the anaerobic fermentation of lysine. cf. EC 2.3.1.317, 3-dehydrocarnitine:acetyl-CoA trimethylamine transferase, EC 2.3.1.318, 3-oxoadipate:acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase, and EC 2.3.1.319, 3,5-dioxohexanoate:acetyl-CoA acetone transferase.
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References:
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