CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Choline/Carnitine o-acyltransferase, domain 2
Functional Family Carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase 2, mitochondrial

Enzyme Information

2.3.1.21
Carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase.
based on mapping to UniProt P18886
Palmitoyl-CoA + L-carnitine = CoA + L-palmitoylcarnitine.
-!- Broad specificity to acyl group, over the range C(8) to C(18); optimal activity with palmitoyl-CoA (cf. EC 2.3.1.7 and EC 2.3.1.137).

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P18886
CPT2_RAT
Rattus norvegicus
Carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase 2, mitochondrial

PDB Structure

PDB 2RCU
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 2: analysis of membrane association and complex structure with a substrate analog.
Rufer, A.C., Lomize, A., Benz, J., Chomienne, O., Thoma, R., Hennig, M.
Febs Lett.
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