Tags: Enzyme.
Phosphinothricin acetyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.183 PAT PPT acetyltransferase Pt-N-acetyltransferase ac-Pt) is an enzyme with system name acetyl-CoA:phosphinothricin N-acetyltransferase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction acetyl-CoA + phosphinothricin CoA + N-acetylphosphinothricinThe substrate phosphinothricin is used as a nonselective herbicide and is a potent inhibitor of EC 6.3.1.2.