(Z)-3-hexen-1-ol acetyltransferase (, CHAT, At3g03480) is an enzyme with systematic name acetyl-CoA:(3Z)-hex-3-en-1-ol acetyltransferase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
The enzyme is responsible for the production of the volatile ester, (3Z)-3-hexenyl acetate, which is produced by the plant Arabidopsis thaliana in response to leaf damage.
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