KEGG   ENZYME: 2.3.1.69
Entry
EC 2.3.1.69                 Enzyme                                 
Name
monoterpenol O-acetyltransferase;
menthol transacetylase
Class
Transferases;
Acyltransferases;
Transferring groups other than aminoacyl groups
Sysname
acetyl-CoA:monoterpenol O-acetyltransferase
Reaction(IUBMB)
acetyl-CoA + a monoterpenol = CoA + a monoterpenol acetate ester [RN:R03017]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
acetyl-CoA [CPD:C00024];
monoterpenol [CPD:C00863]
Product
CoA [CPD:C00010];
monoterpenol acetate ester [CPD:C03707]
Comment
(-)-Menthol, (+)-neomenthol, borneol, and also cyclohexanol and decan-1-ol can be acetylated.
History
EC 2.3.1.69 created 1984
Reference
1  [PMID:16660375]
  Authors
Croteau R, Hooper CL.
  Title
Metabolism of Monoterpenes: Acetylation of (-)-Menthol by a Soluble Enzyme Preparation from Peppermint (Mentha piperita) Leaves.
  Journal
Plant Physiol 61:737-742 (1978)
DOI:10.1104/pp.61.5.737
Reference
2  [PMID:16661898]
  Authors
Martinkus C, Croteau R.
  Title
Metabolism of Monoterpenes : EVIDENCE FOR COMPARTMENTATION OF l-MENTHONE METABOLISM IN PEPPERMINT (MENTHA PIPERITA) LEAVES.
  Journal
Plant Physiol 68:99-106 (1981)
DOI:10.1104/pp.68.1.99
Other DBs
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 2.3.1.69
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature: 2.3.1.69
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 2.3.1.69
BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: 2.3.1.69
CAS: 78990-59-7

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