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Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Transferases > Acyltransferases > Serine C-Palmitoyltransferase

Preferred term

Serine C-Palmitoyltransferase  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Palmitoyl-CoA-L-Serine C-Palmitoyltransferase (Decarboxylating)
  • Palmitoyl-Coenzyme A-L-Serine C-Palmitoyltransferase (Decarboxylating)
  • Palmitoyltransferase, Serine
  • Serine Palmitoyltransferase

Scope note

  • A key enzyme in SPHINGOLIPIDS biosynthesis, this enzyme catalyzes the pyridoxal-5'-phosphate-dependent condensation of L-SERINE and PALMITOYL COENZYME A to 3-dehydro-D-sphinganine. The enzyme consists of two different subunits.

History note

  • 2006(1984)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D051102

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