- Source: Glutamine N-phenylacetyltransferase
In enzymology, a glutamine N-phenylacetyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.14) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
phenylacetyl-CoA + L-glutamine
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{\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }
CoA + alpha-N-phenylacetyl-L-glutamine
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are phenylacetyl-CoA and L-glutamine, whereas its two products are CoA and alpha-N-phenylacetyl-L-glutamine.
This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those acyltransferases transferring groups other than aminoacyl groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is phenylacetyl-CoA:L-glutamine alpha-N-phenylacetyltransferase. Other names in common use include glutamine phenylacetyltransferase, and phenylacetyl-CoA:L-glutamine N-acetyltransferase. This enzyme participates in tyrosine metabolism and phenylalanine metabolism.
References
Moldave K, Meister A (November 1957). "Synthesis of phenylacetylglutamine by human tissue". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 229 (1): 463–76. PMID 13491597.
