Protein
Fatty alcohol:caffeoyl-CoA acyltransferase
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana
Function
Involved in the synthesis of alkyl hydroxycinnamates in root waxes. Functions as a fatty alcohol:hydroxy cinnamoyl-CoA acyltransferase with apparent preference for caffeoyl-CoA.
Similarity
Belongs to the plant acyltransferase family.
Sequence
MADSFELIVTRKEPVLVSPASETPKGLHYLSNLDQNIAIIVKTFYYFKSNSRSNEESYEVIKKSLSEVLVHYYPAAGRLTISPEGKIAVDCTGEGVVVVEAEANCGIEKIKKAISEIDQPETLEKLVYDVPGARNILEIPPVVVQVTNFKCGGFVLGLGMNHNMFDGIAAMEFLNSWAETARGLPLSVPPFLDRTLLRPRTPPKIEFPHNEFEDLEDISGTGKLYSDEKLVYKSFLFGPEKLERLKIMAETRSTTFQTLTGFLWRARCQALGLKPDQRIKLLFAADGRSRFVPELPKGYSGNGIVFTYCVTTAGEVTLNPLSHSVCLVKRAVEMVNDGFMRSAIDYFEVTRARPSLTATLLITSWAKLSFHTKDFGWGEPVVSGPVGLPEKEVILFLPCGSDTKSINVLLGLPGSAMKVFQGIMDI