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EC 2.3.1.298 Details
EC number
2.3.1.298
Accepted name
ultra-long-chain ceramide synthase
Reaction
an ultra-long-chain fatty acyl-CoA + a sphingoid base = an ultra-long-chain ceramide + CoA
Other name(s)
mammalian ceramide synthase 3, sphingoid base N-ultra-long-chain fatty acyl-CoA transferase, CERS3 (gene name)
Systematic name
ultra-long-chain fatty acyl-CoA:sphingoid base N-acyltransferase
Comment
Mammals have six ceramide synthases that exhibit relatively strict specificity regarding the chain-length of their acyl-CoA substrates. Ceramide synthase 3 (CERS3) is the only enzyme that is active with ultra-long-chain acyl-CoA donors (C28 or longer). It is active in the epidermis, where its products are incorporated into acylceramides. CERS3 also accepts (2R)-2-hydroxy fatty acids and ω-hydroxy fatty acids, and can accept very-long-chain acyl-CoA substrates (see EC 2.3.1.297, very-long-chain ceramide synthase). It can use multiple sphingoid bases including sphinganine, sphingosine, phytosphingosine, and (6R)-6-hydroxysphingosine.
History
created 2019
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