KEGG Orthology (KO) [BR:ko00001]
09100 Metabolism
09106 Metabolism of other amino acids
00440 Phosphonate and phosphinate metabolism
K03823 pat, bar; phosphinothricin acetyltransferase
Enzymes [BR:ko01000]
2. Transferases
2.3 Acyltransferases
2.3.1 Transferring groups other than aminoacyl groups
2.3.1.183 phosphinothricin acetyltransferase
K03823 pat, bar; phosphinothricin acetyltransferase
CoA [CPD:C00010];
N-acetylphosphinothricin [CPD:C17952]
Comment
The substrate phosphinothricin is used as a nonselective herbicide and is a potent inhibitor of EC 6.3.1.2, glutamine synthetase, a key enzyme of nitrogen metabolism in plants [2].
The Metabolites of the Herbicide L-Phosphinothricin (Glufosinate) (Identification, Stability, and Mobility in Transgenic, Herbicide-Resistant, and Untransformed Plants).
Enzymatic reactions [BR:br08201]
2. Transferase reactions
2.3 Acyltransferases
2.3.1 Transferring groups other than aminoacyl groups
2.3.1.183
R08871 Demethylphosphinothricin + Acetyl-CoA <=> N-Acetyldemethylphosphinothricin + CoA