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phosphotransacetylase

 [fos″fo-trans″ah-set´ĭ-lās]
an enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of an acetyl group between acetylphosphate and acetylcoenzyme A.
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phos·phate a·ce·tyl·trans·fer·ase

(fos'fāt a-sē'til-trans'fĕr-ās),
An enzyme-catalyzing transfer of an acetyl moiety from acetyl-CoA to orthophosphate, forming acetyl phosphate and coenzyme A.
Synonym(s): phosphoacylase, phosphotransacetylase
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After centrifugation, clear supernatants were taken for acetyl-CoA determinations by the cycling method using phosphotransacetylase and citrate synthase (23).
Effect of L-carnitine on acetyl-CoA content and activity of blood platelets in healthy and diabetic persons
This reaction is in contrast to the two-step conversion in anaerobic bacteria whereby acetyl CoA is transformed to acetate via phosphotransacetylase and acetate kinase:
Characterization of ten heterotetrameric NDP-dependent acyl-CoA synthetases of the hyperthermophilic archaeon pyrococcus furiosus
coli is grown on glucose, acetate is produced from acetyl-CoA by phosphotransacetylase (pta) and acetate kinase (ackA) from pyruvate by pyruvate oxidase (poxB).
Enhanced Production of Thermophilic Xylanase by Recombinant Escherichia coli DH5a through Optimization of Medium and Dissolved Oxygen Level
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