Function
Catalyzes the acetyl-CoA-dependent N-acetylation of aromatic amines, and, probably, the O-acetylation of N-hydroxyarylamines. In vitro, catalyzes the N-acetylation of various arylamines such as aminobenzoic acid, aminophenol, aminotoluene, phenetidine, anisidine, aniline, isoniazid and 2-amino-fluorene (PubMed:10806332, PubMed:23452042). N-hydroxyarylamine O-acetyltransferase activity has not been assayed directly, however, NhoA activity is required for the mutagenicity of nitroaromatic compounds, suggesting that it also has O-acetyltransferase activity (Probable).