Chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) is an enzyme which makes bacteria resistant to chloramphenicol. It attaches acetyl from acetyl-CoA to chloramphenicol thus preventing it from binding to the ribosome. Additional details in Chloramphenicol Acetyltransferase Type III.[1]
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3D Structures of Chloramphenicol acetyltransferase
Updated on 14-December-2015
References
↑ Leslie AG. Refined crystal structure of type III chloramphenicol acetyltransferase at 1.75 A resolution. J Mol Biol. 1990 May 5;213(1):167-86. PMID:2187098
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