Serotonin N-acetyl transferase

Serotonin N-acetyl transferase
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arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase
Identifiers
Symbol	AANAT
Entrez	15
HUGO	19
OMIM	600950
RefSeq	NM_001088
UniProt	Q16613
Other data
EC number	2.3.1.87
Locus	Chr. 17 q25

Serotonin N-acetyl transferase is a gene involved in the conversion of serotonin to melatonin in pinealocytes.

See also

Acetyltransferase

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MeSH Serotonin+N-Acetyltransferase

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v • d • e Transferases: acyltransferases (EC 2.3)

2.3.1: other than amino-acyl groups (mostly acetyltransferases)	N-Acetylglutamate synthase - Choline acetyltransferase - Acetyl-Coenzyme A acetyltransferase - Dihydrolipoyl transacetylase - Acetyl-CoA C-acyltransferase - Beta-galactoside transacetylase - Carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase (CPT1, CPT2) - Acyltransferase like 2 - Chloramphenicol acetyltransferase - Aminolevulinic acid synthase - Beta-ketoacyl-ACP synthase - Glyceronephosphate O-acyltransferase - Lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase - Histone acetyltransferase (P300/CBP) - Serotonin N-acetyl transferase - Serine C-palmitoyltransferase (SPTLC1, SPTLC2) - HGSNAT

2.3.2 - Aminoacyltransferases	Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase - Peptidyl transferase - Transglutaminase (Tissue transglutaminase, Keratinocyte transglutaminase, Factor XIII)

2.3.3 - converted into alkyl on transfer	Citrate synthase - ATP citrate lyase - HMG-CoA synthase

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