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EC 2.8.2.1 Details
EC number
2.8.2.1
Accepted name
aryl sulfotransferase
Reaction
3′-phosphoadenylyl sulfate + a phenol = adenosine 3′,5′-bisphosphate + an aryl sulfate
Other name(s)
phenol sulfotransferase,
sulfokinase,
1-naphthol phenol sulfotransferase,
2-naphtholsulfotransferase,
4-nitrocatechol sulfokinase,
arylsulfotransferase,
dopamine sulfotransferase,
p-nitrophenol sulfotransferase,
phenol sulfokinase,
ritodrine sulfotransferase,
PST,
3′-phosphoadenylyl-sulfate:phenol sulfotransferase
Systematic name
3′-phosphoadenylyl-sulfate:phenol sulfonotransferase
CAS registry number
9026-09-9
Comment
A number of aromatic compounds can act as acceptors. Organic hydroxylamines are not substrates (cf. EC 2.8.2.9 tyrosine-ester sulfotransferase).
History
created 1961, modified 1980
EC Tree
2.8.2.12 created 1972, deleted 2001
2.8.3.4 created 1961, deleted 1964