Product Name
L-carnitine CoA-transferase
Example Structure
Synonyms
CaiB, crotonobetainyl-CoA:carnitine CoA-transferase, crotonobetainyl/gamma-butyrobetainyl-CoA:carnitine CoA-transferase
EC Number
2.8.3.21
CAS Registry Number
Comments
The enzyme is found in gammaproteobacteria such as?Proteus?sp. and?Escherichia coli. It has similar activity with both substrates. Formerly EC?4.2.1.89.
Cofactor
History
Reactions
(1) (E)-4-(trimethylammonio)but-2-enoyl-CoA + L-carnitine = (E)-4- (trimethylammonio)but-2-enoate + L-carnitinyl-CoA. (2) 4-trimethylammoniobutanoyl-CoA + L-carnitine = 4-trimethylammoniobutanoate + L-carnitinyl-CoA.
