Description
NAT1 belongs to the arylamine N-acetyltransferase family. It catalyzes N- or O-acetylation of heterocyclic and arylamine substrates in the detoxification of a wide array of drugs. Certain alleles causing high levels of N-acetyltransferase activity have been associated with colon and urinary bladder cancers, as NAT1 also bioactivate several known carcinogens