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N-Terminal Acetyltransferases MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
N-Terminal Acetyltransferases
Tree Number(s)
D08.811.913.050.134.423
Unique ID
D063206
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D063206
Annotation
do not confuse with AMINO-ACID N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE
Scope Note
Enzymes that catalyze the transfer of an acetyl group, usually from ACETYL COENZYME A, to the N-terminus of a peptide chain.
Entry Term(s)
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
Registry Numbers
EC 2.3.1.88
Previous Indexing
Acetyltransferases (1974-2012)
Public MeSH Note
2013; PEPTIDE N-ALPHA ACETYLTRANSFERASE was indexed under ACETYLTRANSFERASES 1984-2012
History Note
2013
Date Introduced
2013/01/01
Last Updated
2020/05/27
N-Terminal Acetyltransferases Preferred
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