Tags: Enzyme.
In enzymology a phosphate acetyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.8) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reactionacetyl-CoA + phosphate CoA + acetyl phosphateThus the two substrates of this enzyme are acetyl-CoA and phosphate whereas its two products are CoA and acetyl phosphate.This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases specifically those acyltransferases transferring groups other than aminoacyl groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is acetyl-CoA:phosphate acetyltransferase.