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EC 2.3.1.275 Details
EC number
2.3.1.275
Accepted name
acyl phosphate:glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase
Reaction
an acyl phosphate + sn-glycerol 3-phosphate = a 1-acyl-sn-glycerol 3-phosphate + phosphate
Other name(s)
plsY (gene name),
G3P acyltransferase,
GPAT,
lysophosphatidic acid synthase,
LPA synthase
Systematic name
acyl phosphoate:sn-glycerol 3-phosphate acyltransferase
Comment
The enzyme, found in bacteria, catalyses a step in the most widely distributed bacterial pathway for the initiation of phospholipid formation. The enzyme is membrane-bound.
History
created 2018
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