(Z)-3-hexen-1-ol acetyltransferase

Class of enzymes (Z)-3-hexen-1-ol acetyltransferase 2.3.1.195 (Z)-3-hexen-1-ol acetyltransferase (2.3.1.195, CHAT, At3g03480) is an enzyme with systematic name acetyl-CoA:(3Z)-hex-3-en-1-ol acetyltransferase. D'Auria JC, Chen F, Pichersky E Characterization of an acyltransferase capable of synthesizing benzylbenzoate and other volatile esters in flowers and damaged leaves of Clarkia breweri Plant Physiology 130 1 466–76 September 2002 12226525 166578 10.1104/pp.006460 This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction 70% cis-3-Hexen-1-ol (3Z)-3-hexen-1-ol + class=skin-invert-image acetyl-CoA Q1368869 (3Z)-3-hexenyl acetate 1.2 + coenzyme A The enzyme is responsible for the production of the volatile ester, (3Z)-3-hexenyl acetate, which is produced by the plant Arabidopsis thaliana in response to leaf damage. D'Auria JC, Pichersky E, Schaub A, Hansel A, Gershenzon J Characterization of a BAHD acyltransferase responsible for producing the green leaf volatile (Z)-3-hexen-1-yl acetate in Arabidopsis thaliana The Plant Journal 49 2 194–207 January 2007 17163881 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2006.02946.x https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/71614/1/j.1365-313X.2006.02946.x.pdf free References External links (Z)-3-hexen-1-ol+acetyltransferase Biology no Category:EC 2.3.1