The pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) complex, catalyzes the overall conversion of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA and CO(2), and thereby links cytoplasmic glycolysis and the mitochondrial tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle (Probable). It contains multiple copies of three enzymatic components: pyruvate dehydrogenase (E1), dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase (E2) and dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase (E3); (Probable). Within this complex, the catalytic function of this enzyme is to accept, and to transfer to coenzyme A, acetyl groups from acetyl- lipoyl moiety generated by the pyruvate dehydrogenase, leading to acetyl-CoA formation (Probable). . This is the function of Ensembl gene identifier ENSG00000150768 (DLAT, dihydrolipoamide S-acetyltransferase).