Chloramphenicol acetyltransferase

Function

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. ^[1] Additional details in Chloramphenicol Acetyltransferase Type III.

Structural highlights

. In (PDB entry 3cla).^[1] Water molecules are shown as red spheres.

3D Structures of Chloramphenicol acetyltransferase

Chloramphenicol acetyltransferase 3D structures