Description
Product Characteristics:
OXCT2 is a testis-specific succinyl-CoA:3-oxoacid CoA transferase (EC 2.8.3.5), which catalyzes the reversible transfer of CoA from succinyl-CoA to acetoacetate in the first step of ketone body utilization. See also OXCT1 (MIM 601424).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008].
Synonyms: SCOT2_HUMAN, Succinyl-CoA:3-ketoacid coenzyme A transferase 2, mitochondrial, 3-oxoacid CoA-transferase 2A, Testis-specic succinyl-CoA:3-oxoacid CoA-transferase, SCOT-t.
Target Information: Key enzyme for ketone body catabolism. Transfers the CoA moiety from succinate to acetoacetate. Formation of the enzyme-CoA intermediate proceeds via an unstable anhydride species formed between the carboxylate groups of the enzyme and substrate (By similarity). Probably play and important roles in the energy metabolism of spermatozoa