Chemicals and Drugs

N-Terminal Acetyltransferases

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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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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20 entry terms
  • 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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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

  1. National Library of Medicine. N-Terminal Acetyltransferases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D063206. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D063206
  2. N-Terminal Acetyltransferases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76644460