Entry
Name
alkylglycerophosphate 2-O-acetyltransferase;
alkyllyso-GP:acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase
Class
Transferases;
Acyltransferases;
Transferring groups other than aminoacyl groups
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
acetyl-CoA:1-alkyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphate 2-O-acetyltransferase
Reaction(IUBMB)
acetyl-CoA + 1-alkyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphate = CoA + 1-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphate [RN:
R03455 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
acetyl-CoA [CPD:
C00024 ];
1-alkyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphate [CPD:
C03968 ]
Product
CoA [CPD:
C00010 ];
1-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphate [CPD:
C01264 ]
Comment
Involved in the biosynthesis of thrombocyte activating factor in animal tissues.
History
EC 2.3.1.105 created 1989
Pathway
Reference
Authors
Lee TC, Malone B, Snyder F.
Title
A new de novo pathway for the formation of 1-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycerols, precursors of platelet activating factor. Biochemical characterization of 1-alkyl-2-lyso-sn-glycero-3-P:acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase in rat spleen.
Journal
J Biol Chem 261:5373-7 (1986)
Other DBs
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 2.3.1.105