Structured Summary
Abstract
Enzymes that catalyze the transfer of an acetyl group, usually from ACETYL COENZYME A, to the N-terminus of a peptide chain.
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- Amino-Terminal Amino Acid-Acetylating Enzyme
- Amino-Terminal Amino Acid-Acetylating Enzymes
- N-Terminal Acetyltransferase
- N-alpha-Acetyltransferase
- N-alpha-Acetyltransferases
- Peptide N-alpha Acetyltransferase
- Peptide N-alpha-Acetyltransferases
- Acetyltransferase, N-Terminal
- Acetyltransferase, Peptide N-alpha
- Acetyltransferases, N-Terminal
- Amino Terminal Amino Acid Acetylating Enzyme
- Amino Terminal Amino Acid Acetylating Enzymes
- N Terminal Acetyltransferase
- N Terminal Acetyltransferases
- N alpha Acetyltransferase
- N alpha Acetyltransferases
- N-alpha Acetyltransferase, Peptide
- N-alpha-Acetyltransferases, Peptide
- Peptide N alpha Acetyltransferase
- Peptide N alpha Acetyltransferases
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29 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
do not confuse with AMINO-ACID N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE
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History Note
2013
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Previous Indexing
- Acetyltransferases (1974-2012)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. N-Terminal Acetyltransferases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D063206. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D063206
- N-Terminal Acetyltransferases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76644460