Enzyme Nomenclature

Continued from EC 2.8.1 and EC 2.8.2

EC 2.8.3 to EC 2.9.1

Sections

EC 2.8.3 CoA-transferases
EC 2.8.4 Transferring alkylthio groups
EC 2.9.1 Selenotransferases


EC 2.8.3 CoA-transferases

Contents

EC 2.8.3.1 propionate CoA-transferase
EC 2.8.3.2 oxalate CoA-transferase
EC 2.8.3.3 malonate CoA-transferase
EC 2.8.3.4 deleted
EC 2.8.3.5 3-oxoacid CoA-transferase
EC 2.8.3.6 3-oxoadipate CoA-transferase
EC 2.8.3.7 succinate—citramalate CoA-transferase
EC 2.8.3.8 acetate CoA-transferase
EC 2.8.3.9 butyrate—acetoacetate CoA-transferase
EC 2.8.3.10 citrate CoA-transferase
EC 2.8.3.11 citramalate CoA-transferase
EC 2.8.3.12 glutaconate CoA-transferase
EC 2.8.3.13 succinate—hydroxymethylglutarate CoA-transferase
EC 2.8.3.14 5-hydroxypentanoate CoA-transferase
EC 2.8.3.15 succinyl-CoA:(R)-benzylsuccinate CoA-transferase
EC 2.8.3.16 formyl-CoA transferase
EC 2.8.3.17 cinnamoyl-CoA:phenyllactate CoA-transferase


Entries

EC 2.8.3.1

Accepted name: propionate CoA-transferase

Reaction: acetyl-CoA + propanoate = acetate + propanoyl-CoA

Other names: propionate coenzyme A-transferase; propionate-CoA:lactoyl-CoA transferase; propionyl CoA:acetate CoA transferase; propionyl-CoA transferase

Systematic name: acetyl-CoA:propanoate CoA-transferase

Comments: Butanoate and lactate can also act as acceptors.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, UM-BBD, CAS registry number: 9026-15-7

References:

1. Stadtman, E.R. Acyl-coenzyme A synthesis by phosphotransacetylase and coenzyme A transphorase. Fed. Proc. 11 (1952) 291 only.

[EC 2.8.3.1 created 1961]

EC 2.8.3.2

Accepted name: oxalate CoA-transferase

Reaction: succinyl-CoA + oxalate = succinate + oxalyl-CoA

Other name(s): succinyl—β-ketoacyl-CoA transferase; oxalate coenzyme A-transferase

Systematic name: succinyl-CoA:oxalate CoA-transferase

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, CAS registry number: 9026-17-9

References:

1. Quayle, J.R., Keech, D.B. and Taylor, G.A. Carbon assimilation by Pseudomonas oxalaticus (OXI). 4. Metabolism of oxalate in cell-free extracts of the organism grown on oxalate. Biochem. J. 78 (1961) 225-236.

[EC 2.8.3.2 created 1961]

EC 2.8.3.3

Accepted name: malonate CoA-transferase

Reaction: acetyl-CoA + malonate = acetate + malonyl-CoA

Other names: malonate coenzyme A-transferase

Systematic name: acetyl-CoA:malonate CoA-transferase

Comments: The enzyme from Pseudomonas ovalis also catalyses the reaction of EC 4.1.1.9 malonyl-CoA decarboxylase.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, CAS registry number: 9026-18-0

References:

1. Hayaishi, O. Enzymatic decarboxylation of malonic acid. J. Biol. Chem. 215 (1955) 125-136.

2. Takamura, Y. and Kitayama, Y. Purification and some properties of malonate decarboxylase from Pseudomonas ovalis: an oligomeric enzyme with bifunctional properties. Biochem. Int. 3 (1981) 483-491.

[EC 2.8.3.3 created 1961]

[EC 2.8.3.4 Deleted entry: butyrate CoA-transferase (EC 2.8.3.4 created 1961, deleted 1964)]

EC 2.8.3.5

Accepted name: 3-oxoacid CoA-transferase

Reaction: succinyl-CoA + a 3-oxo acid = succinate + a 3-oxoacyl-CoA

Other names: 3-oxoacid coenzyme A-transferase; 3-ketoacid CoA-transferase; 3-ketoacid coenzyme A transferase; 3-oxo-CoA transferase; 3-oxoacid CoA dehydrogenase; acetoacetate succinyl-CoA transferase; acetoacetyl coenzyme A-succinic thiophorase; succinyl coenzyme A-acetoacetyl coenzyme A-transferase; succinyl-CoA transferase

Systematic name: succinyl-CoA:3-oxo-acid CoA-transferase

Comments: Acetoacetate and, more slowly, 3-oxopropanoate, 3-oxopentanoate, 3-oxo-4-methylpentanoate or 3-oxohexanoate can act as acceptors; malonyl-CoA can act instead of succinyl-CoA.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, GTD, KEGG, PDB, CAS registry number: 9027-43-4

References:

1. Hersh, L.B. and Jencks, W.P. Coenzyme A transferase. Kinetics and exchange reactions. J. Biol. Chem. 242 (1967) 3468-3480.

2. Lynen, F. and Ochoa, S. Enzymes of fatty acid metabolism. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 12 (1953) 299-314.

3. Menon, G.K.K. and Stern, J.R. Enzymic synthesis and metabolism of malonyl coenzyme A and glutaryl coenzyme A. J. Biol. Chem. 235 (1960) 3393-3398.

4. Stern, J.R., Coon, M.J., del Campillo, A. and Schneider, M.C. Enzymes of fatty acid metabolism. IV. Preparation and properties of coenzyme A transferase. J. Biol. Chem. 221 (1956) 15-31.

[EC 2.8.3.5 created 1961, modified 1980]

EC 2.8.3.6

Accepted name: 3-oxoadipate CoA-transferase

Reaction: succinyl-CoA + 3-oxoadipate = succinate + 3-oxoadipyl-CoA

For diagram click here.

Other names: 3-oxoadipate coenzyme A-transferase; 3-oxoadipate succinyl-CoA transferase

Systematic name: succinyl-CoA:3-oxoadipate CoA-transferase

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, UM-BBD, CAS registry number: 9026-16-8

References:

1. Katagiri, M. and Hayaishi, O. Enzymatic degradation of β-ketoadipic acid. J. Biol. Chem. 226 (1957) 439-448.

[EC 2.8.3.6 created 1961]

EC 2.8.3.7

Accepted name: succinate—citramalate CoA-transferase

Reaction: succinyl-CoA + citramalate = succinate + citramalyl-CoA

Other name(s): itaconate CoA-transferase; citramalate CoA-transferase; citramalate coenzyme A-transferase; succinyl coenzyme A-citramalyl coenzyme A transferase

Systematic name: succinyl-CoA:citramalate CoA-transferase

Comments: Itaconate can also act as acceptor.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, CAS registry number: 9033-60-7

References:

1. Cooper, R.A. and Kornberg, H.L. The utilization of itaconate by Pseudomonas sp. Biochem. J. 91 (1964) 82-91. [PMID: 4284209]

[EC 2.8.3.7 created 1972]

EC 2.8.3.8

Accepted name: acetate CoA-transferase

Reaction: acyl-CoA + acetate = a fatty acid anion + acetyl-CoA

Other names: acetate coenzyme A-transferase; butyryl CoA:acetate CoA transferase; butyryl coenzyme A transferase; succinyl-CoA:acetate CoA transferase

Systematic name: acyl-CoA:acetate CoA-transferase

Comments: Acts on butanoyl-CoA and pentanoyl-CoA.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, GTD, KEGG, UM-BBD, PDB, CAS registry number: 37278-35-6

References:

1. Vanderwinkel, E., Furmanski, P., Reeves, H.C. and Ajl, S.J. Growth of Escherichia coli on fatty acids: requirement for coenzyme A transferase activity. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 33 (1968) 902-908. [PMID: 4884054]

2. Kaschabek, S.R., Kuhn, B., Müller, D., Schmidt, E. and Reineke, W. Degradation of aromatics and chloroaromatics by Pseudomonas sp. strain B13: purification and characterization of 3-oxoadipate:succinyl-coenzyme A (CoA) transferase and 3-oxoadipyl-CoA thiolase. J. Bacteriol. 184 (2002) 207-215. [PMID: 11741862]

3. Gobel, M., Kassel-Cati, K., Schmidt, E. and Reineke, W. Degradation of aromatics and chloroaromatics by Pseudomonas sp. strain B13: cloning, characterization, and analysis of sequences encoding 3-oxoadipate:succinyl-coenzyme A (CoA) transferase and 3-oxoadipyl-CoA thiolase. J. Bacteriol. 184 (2002) 216-223. [PMID: 11741863]

[EC 2.8.3.8 created 1972]

EC 2.8.3.9

Accepted name: butyrate—acetoacetate CoA-transferase

Reaction: butanoyl-CoA + acetoacetate = butanoate + acetoacetyl-CoA

Other names: butyryl coenzyme A-acetoacetate coenzyme A-transferase; butyryl-CoA-acetoacetate CoA-transferase

Systematic name: butanoyl-CoA:acetoacetate CoA-transferase

Comments: Butanoate, acetoacetate and their CoA thioesters are the preferred substrates, but the enzyme also acts, more slowly, on the derivatives of a number of C2 to C6 monocarboxylic acids.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, CAS registry number: 66231-37-6

References:

1. Barker, H.A., Jeng, I.-M., Neff, N., Robertson, J.M., Tam, F.K. and Hosaka, S. Butyryl-CoA:acetoacetate CoA-transferase from a lysine-fermenting Clostridium. J. Biol. Chem. 253 (1978) 1219-1225. [PMID: 624727]

[EC 2.8.3.9 created 1984]

EC 2.8.3.10

Accepted name: citrate CoA-transferase

Reaction: acetyl-CoA + citrate = acetate + (3S)-citryl-CoA

Systematic name: acetyl-CoA:citrate CoA-transferase

Comments: The enzyme is a component of EC 4.1.3.6 [citrate (pro-3S)-lyase]. Also catalyses the transfer of thioacyl carrier protein from its acetyl thioester to citrate.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, CAS registry number: 65187-14-6

References:

1. Dimroth, P., Loyal, R. and Eggerer, H. Characterization of the isolated transferase subunit of citrate lyase as a CoA-transferase. Evidence against a covalent enzyme-substrate intermediate. Eur. J. Biochem. 80 (1977) 479-488. [PMID: 336371]

[EC 2.8.3.10 created 1984]

EC 2.8.3.11

Accepted name: citramalate CoA-transferase

Reaction: acetyl-CoA + citramalate = acetate + (3S)-citramalyl-CoA

Systematic name: acetyl-CoA:citramalate CoA-transferase

Comments: The enzyme is a component of EC 4.1.3.22 citramalate lyase. Also catalyses the transfer of thioacyl carrier protein from its acetyl thioester to citramalate.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, CAS registry number: 9033-60-7

References:

1. Dimroth, P., Buckel, W., Loyal, R. and Eggerer, H. Isolation and function of the subunits of citramalate lyase and formation of hybrids with the subunits of citrate lyase. Eur. J. Biochem. 80 (1977) 469-477. [PMID: 923590]

[EC 2.8.3.11 created 1984]

EC 2.8.3.12

Accepted name: glutaconate CoA-transferase

Reaction: acetyl-CoA + (E)-glutaconate = acetate + glutaconyl-1-CoA

For reaction pathway click here.

Systematic name: acetyl-CoA:(E)-glutaconate CoA-transferase

Comments: Glutarate, (R)-2-hydroxyglutarate, propenoate and propanoate, but not (Z)-glutaconate, can also act as acceptors.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, UM-BBD, PDB, CAS registry number: 79078-99-2

References:

1. Buckel, W.S., Dorn, U. and Semmler, R. Glutaconate CoA-transferase from Acidaminococcus fermentans. Eur. J. Biochem. 118 (1981) 315-321. [PMID: 6945182]

[EC 2.8.3.12 created 1984, modified 2002]

EC 2.8.3.13

Accepted name: succinate—hydroxymethylglutarate CoA-transferase

Reaction: succinyl-CoA + 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutarate = succinate + (S)-3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA

Systematic name: succinyl-CoA:3-hydroxy-3-methylglutarate CoA-transferase

Other names: hydroxymethylglutarate coenzyme A-transferase; dicarboxyl-CoA:dicarboxylic acid coenzyme A transferase

Comments: Malonyl-CoA can also act as donor, but more slowly.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, CAS registry number: 80237-90-7

References:

1. Deana, R., Rigoni, F., Deana, A.D.and Galzigna, L. Submitochondrial localization and partial purification of the succinyl CoA: 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutarate coenzyme A transferase from rat liver. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 662 (1981) 119-124. [PMID: 6946836]

[EC 2.8.3.13 created 1984]

EC 2.8.3.14

Accepted name: 5-hydroxypentanoate CoA-transferase

Reaction: acetyl-CoA + 5-hydroxypentanoate = acetate + 5-hydroxypentanoyl-CoA

Other name(s): 5-hydroxyvalerate CoA-transferase; 5-hydroxyvalerate coenzyme A transferase

Systematic name: acetyl-CoA:5-hydroxypentanoate CoA-transferase

Comments: Propanoyl-CoA, acetyl-CoA, butanoyl-CoA and some other acyl-CoAs can act as substrates, but more slowly than 5-hydroxypentanoyl-CoA.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, CAS registry number: 111684-68-5

References:

1. Eikmanns, U. and Buckel, W. Properties of 5-hydroxyvalerate CoA-transferase from Clostridium aminovalericum. Biol. Chem. Hoppe-Seyler 371 (1990) 1077-1082. [PMID: 2085413]

[EC 2.8.3.14 created 1992]

EC 2.8.3.15

Accepted name: succinyl-CoA:(R)-benzylsuccinate CoA-transferase

Reaction: succinyl-CoA + (R)-2-benzylsuccinate = succinate + (R)-2-benzylsuccinyl-CoA

For diagram click here.

Other name(s): benzylsuccinate CoA-transferase

Systematic name: succinyl-CoA:(R)-2-benzylsuccinate CoA-transferase

Comments: Involved in anaerobic catabolism of toluene and is a strictly toluene-induced enzyme that catalyses the reversible regio- and enantio-selective synthesis of (R)-2-benzylsuccinyl-CoA. The enzyme from Thauera aromatica is inactive when (R)-benzylsuccinate is replaced by (S)-benzylsuccinate.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, CAS registry number: 260966-56-1

References:

1. Leutwein, C. and Heider, J. Succinyl-CoA:(R)-benzylsuccinate CoA-transferase: an enzyme of the anaerobic toluene catabolic pathway in denitrifying bacteria. J. Bacteriol. 183 (2001) 4288-4295. [PMID: 11418570]

2. Leutwein, C. and Heider, J. Anaerobic toluene-catabolic pathway in denitrifying Thauera aromatica: activation and β-oxidation of the first intermediate, (R)-(+)-benzylsuccinate. Microbiology 145 (1999) 3265-3271. [PMID: 10589736]

3. Leuthner, B. and Heider, J. Anaerobic toluene catabolism of Thauera aromatica: the bbs operon codes for enzymes of β oxidation of the intermediate benzylsuccinate. J. Bacteriol. 182 (2000) 272-277. [PMID: 10629170]

4. Heider, J. A new familiy of CoA-transferases. FEBS Lett. 509 (2001) 345-349. [PMID: 11749953]

[EC 2.8.3.15 created 2003]

EC 2.8.3.16

Accepted name: formyl-CoA transferase

Reaction: formyl-CoA + oxalate = formate + oxalyl-CoA

Other name(s): formyl-coenzyme A transferase; formyl-CoA oxalate CoA-transferase

Systematic name: formyl-CoA:oxalate CoA-transferase

Comments: The enzyme from Oxalobacter formigenes can also catalyse the transfer of CoA from formyl-CoA to succinate.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, CAS registry number: 128826-27-7

References:

1. Baetz, A.L. and Allison, M.J. Purification and characterization of formyl-coenzyme A transferase from Oxalobacter formigenes. J. Bacteriol. 172 (1990) 3537-3540. [PMID: 2361939]

2. Sidhu, H., Ogden, S.D., Lung, H.Y., Luttge, B.G., Baetz, A.L. and Peck, A.B. DNA sequencing and expression of the formyl coenzyme A transferase gene, frc, from Oxalobacter formigenes. J. Bacteriol. 179 (1997) 3378-3381. [PMID: 9150242]

[EC 2.8.3.16 created 2003]

EC 2.8.3.17

Accepted name: cinnamoyl-CoA:phenyllactate CoA-transferase

Reaction: (E)-cinnamoyl-CoA + (R)-phenyllactate = (E)-cinnamate + (R)-phenyllactyl-CoA

Other name(s): FldA

Systematic name: (E)-cinnamoyl-CoA:(R)-phenyllactate CoA-transferase

Comments: 3-Phenylproprionate is a better CoA acceptor than (R)-phenyllactate in vitro. The enzyme from Clostridium sporogenes is specific for derivatives of 3-phenylpropionate and 4-phenylbutyrate.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, CAS registry number: 289682-21-9

References:

1. Dickert, S., Pierik, A.J., Linder, D. and Buckel, W. The involvement of coenzyme A esters in the dehydration of (R)-phenyllactate to (E)-cinnamate by Clostridium sporogenes. Eur. J. Biochem. 267 (2000) 3874-3884. [PMID: 10849007]

[EC 2.8.3.17 created 2003]


EC 2.8.4 Transferring alkylthio groups

EC 2.8.4.1

Accepted name: coenzyme-B sulfoethylthiotransferase

Reaction: 2-(methylthio)ethanesulfonate (methyl-CoM) + N-(7-mercaptoheptanoyl)threonine 3-O-phosphate (coenzyme B) = CoM-S-S-CoB + methane

For diagram of reaction click here

Glossary:
coenzyme B (CoB) = N-(7-mercaptoheptanoyl)threonine 3-O-phosphate
coenzyme M (CoM) = 2-mercaptoethanesulfonate

Other name(s): methyl-CoM reductase; methyl coenzyme M reductase

Systematic name: 2-(methylthio)ethanesulfonate:N-(7-thioheptanoyl)-3-O-phosphothreonine S-(2-sulfoethyl)thiotransferase

Comments: The enzyme from methanogenic bacteria requires the hydroporphinoid nickel complex coenzyme F430. Highly specific for coenzyme B with a heptanoyl chain; ethyl CoM and difluoromethyl CoM are poor substrates. The sulfide sulfur can be replaced by selenium but not by oxygen.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, PDB, CAS registry number:

References:

1. Bobik, T.A., Olson, K.D., Noll, K.M. and Wolfe, R.S. Evidence that the heterodisulfide of coenzyme-M and 7-mercaptanoylthreonine phosphate is a product of the methylreductase reaction in Methanobacterium. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 149 (1987) 455-460. [PMID: 3122735]

2. Ellermann, J., Hedderich, R., Boecher, R. and Thauer, R.K. The final step in methane formation: investigations with highly purified methyl coenzyme M reductase component C from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum (strain Marburg). Eur. J. Biochem. 184 (1988) 63-68.

3. Ermler, U., Grabarse, W., Shima, S., Goubeaud, M. and Thauer, R.K. Crystal structure of methyl coenzyme M reductase: The key enzyme of biological methane formation. Science 278 (1997) 1457-1462. [PMID: 9367957]

4. Signor, L., Knuppe, C., Hug, R., Schweizer, B., Pfaltz, A. and Jaun, B. Methane formation by reaction of a methyl thioether with a photo-excited nickel thiolate - a process mimicking methanogenesis in Archaea. Chem. Eur. J. 6 (2000) 3508-3516. [PMID: 11072815]

[EC 2.8.4.1 created 2001]


EC 2.9 Transferring Selenium-Containing Groups

EC 2.9.1 Selenotransferases

Contents

EC 2.9.1.1 L-seryl-tRNASec selenium transferase
EC 2.9.1.2 O-phospho-L-seryl-tRNASec:L-selenocysteinyl-tRNA synthase


Entries

EC 2.9.1.1

Accepted name: L-seryl-tRNASec selenium transferase

Reaction: L-seryl-tRNASec + selenophosphate = L-selenocysteinyl-tRNASec + phosphate

Other name(s): L-selenocysteinyl-tRNASel synthase; L-selenocysteinyl-tRNASec synthase selenocysteine synthase; cysteinyl-tRNASec-selenium transferase; cysteinyl-tRNASec-selenium transferase

Systematic name: selenophosphate:L-seryl-tRNASec selenium transferase

Comments: a pyridoxal 5'-phosphate enzyme identified in Escherichia coli. Recognises specifically tRNASec-species. Binding of tRNASec also occurs in the absence of the seryl group. 2-Aminoacryloyl-tRNA, bound to the enzyme as an imine with the pyridoxal phosphate, is an intermediate in the reaction. Since the selenium atom replaces oxygen in serine, the product may also be referred to as L-selenoseryl-tRNASec. The symbol Sel has also been used for selenocysteine but Sec is preferred.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, CAS registry number: 183869-06-9

References:

1. Forchhammer, K., Böck, A. Selenocysteine from Escherichia coli. Analysis of the reaction sequence. J. Biol. Chem. 266 (1991) 6324-6328. [PMID: 2007585]

[EC 2.9.1.1 created 1999]

EC 2.9.1.2

Accepted name: O-phospho-L-seryl-tRNASec:L-selenocysteinyl-tRNA synthase

Reaction: O-phospho-L-seryl-tRNASec + selenophosphate = L-selenocysteinyl-tRNASec + phosphate

Other name(s): MMPSepSecS; SepSecS; SLA/LP; O-phosphoseryl-tRNA:selenocysteinyl-tRNA synthase; O-phospho-L-seryl-tRNA:L-selenocysteinyl-tRNA synthase

Systematic name: selenophosphate:O-phospho-L-seryl-tRNASec selenium transferase

Comments: A pyridoxal-phosphate protein [17142313]. In archaea and eukarya selenocysteine formation is achieved by a two-step process: EC 2.7.1.164 (O-phosphoseryl-tRNASec kinase) phosphorylates the endogenous L-seryl-tRNASec to O-phospho-L-seryl-tRNASec, and then this misacylated amino acid-tRNA species is converted to L-selenocysteinyl-tRNASec by Sep-tRNA:Sec-tRNA synthase.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, CAS registry number:

References:

1. Palioura, S., Sherrer, R.L., Steitz, T.A., Soll, D. and Simonovic, M. The human SepSecS-tRNASec complex reveals the mechanism of selenocysteine formation. Science 325 (2009) 321-325. [PMID: 19608919]

2. Araiso, Y., Palioura, S., Ishitani, R., Sherrer, R.L., O'Donoghue, P., Yuan, J., Oshikane, H., Domae, N., Defranco, J., Soll, D. and Nureki, O. Structural insights into RNA-dependent eukaryal and archaeal selenocysteine formation. Nucleic Acids Res. 36 (2008) 1187-1199. [PMID: 18158303]

3. Aeby, E., Palioura, S., Pusnik, M., Marazzi, J., Lieberman, A., Ullu, E., Soll, D. and Schneider, A. The canonical pathway for selenocysteine insertion is dispensable in Trypanosomes. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 106 (2009) 5088-5092. [PMID: 19279205]

[EC 2.9.1.2 created 2009]


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