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EC 2.8.3.19 Details
EC number
2.8.3.19
Accepted name
CoA:oxalate CoA-transferase
Reaction
acetyl-CoA + oxalate = acetate + oxalyl-CoA
Other name(s)
acetyl-coenzyme A transferase,
acetyl-CoA oxalate CoA-transferase,
ACOCT,
YfdE,
UctC
Systematic name
acetyl-CoA:oxalate CoA-transferase
Comment
The enzymes characterized from the bacteria Escherichia coli and Acetobacter aceti can also use formyl-CoA and oxalate (EC 2.8.3.16, formyl-CoA transferase) or formyl-CoA and acetate, with significantly reduced specific activities.
History
created 2013
EC Tree
2.8.2.12 created 1972, deleted 2001
2.8.3.4 created 1961, deleted 1964