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Glycylpeptide N-tetradecanoyltransferase

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Nomenclature

EC number

2.3.1.97

Systematic name

tetradecanoyl-CoA:glycylpeptide N-tetradecanoyltransferase

Recommended name

glycylpeptide N-tetradecanoyltransferase

Synonyms

NMT <1-12> [1-6, 8-16, 18-21, 23, 24, 26, 28, 30-37, 39, 41-44]

Nmtlp <1> [7, 27, 29, 38, 40, 45]

myristoyl-CoA-protein N-myristoyltransferase

myristoyl-coenzyme A:protein N-myristoyl transferase

myristoylating enzymes

myristoyltransferase, protein N-

peptide N-myristoyltransferase

protein N-myristoyltransferase

Additional information <1> (<1> enzyme belongs to the superfamily of GCN5-related N-acetyltransferases [38,40]) [38, 40]

CAS registry number

110071-61-9

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(2006). Glycylpeptide N-tetradecanoyltransferase. In: Schomburg, D., Schomburg, I., Chang, A. (eds) Springer Handbook of Enzymes. Springer Handbook of Enzymes, vol 30. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-37717-4_38

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