Mycothiol synthase

Definition:

EC Tree > 2 Transferases > 2.3 Acyltransferases > 2.3.1 Transferring groups other than aminoacyl groups > 2.3.1.189 mycothiol synthase
Mycothiol synthase (MshD, a GNAT acetyltransferase) acetylates desacetylmycothiol into mycothiol, the major low-molecular-weight thiol of actinomycetes (including Mycobacterium tuberculosis).

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