Structural highlights
Function
METAA_BACC1 Transfers an acetyl group from acetyl-CoA to L-homoserine, forming acetyl-L-homoserine. Utilizes a ping-pong kinetic mechanism in which the acetyl group of acetyl-CoA is initially transferred to the enzyme to form an acetyl-enzyme intermediate before subsequent transfer to homoserine to form the final product, O-acetylhomoserine. Cannot use succinyl-CoA as the acyl donor.[1]
Evolutionary Conservation
Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.
References
- ↑ Zubieta C, Arkus KA, Cahoon RE, Jez JM. A single amino acid change is responsible for evolution of acyltransferase specificity in bacterial methionine biosynthesis. J Biol Chem. 2008 Mar 21;283(12):7561-7. Epub 2008 Jan 22. PMID:18216013 doi:http://dx.doi.org/M709283200