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EC 2.3.1.50 Details
EC number
2.3.1.50
Accepted name
serine C-palmitoyltransferase
Reaction
palmitoyl-CoA + L-serine = CoA + 3-dehydro-D-sphinganine + CO2
Other name(s)
serine palmitoyltransferase,
SPT,
3-oxosphinganine synthetase,
acyl-CoA:serine C-2 acyltransferase decarboxylating
Systematic name
palmitoyl-CoA:L-serine C-palmitoyltransferase (decarboxylating)
CAS registry number
62213-50-7
Comment
A pyridoxal-phosphate protein.
History
created 1976, modified 1982
EC Tree
2.3.1.55 created 1976, deleted 1999
2.3.1.120 created 1990, deleted 1992
2.3.1.124 created 1990, deleted 1992