Tags: Enzyme.
Arsenate-mycothiol transferase (EC 2.8.4.2 ArsC1 ArsC2 mycothiol:arsenate transferase) is an enzyme with system name mycothiol:arsenate S-arsenotransferase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction arsenate + mycothiol arseno-mycothiol + H2OReduction of arsenate is part of a defence mechanism of the cell against toxic arsenate.