1,2-diacylglycerol 3-glucosyltransferase
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In enzymology, a 1,2-diacylglycerol 3-glucosyltransferase (EC 2.4.1.157) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- UDP-glucose + 1,2-diacylglycerol
UDP + 3-D-glucosyl-1,2-diacylglycerol
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are UDP-glucose and 1,2-diacylglycerol, whereas its two products are UDP and 3-D-glucosyl-1,2-diacylglycerol.
This enzyme belongs to the family of glycosyltransferases, specifically the hexosyltransferases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is UDP-glucose:1,2-diacylglycerol 3-D-glucosyltransferase. Other names in common use include UDP-glucose:diacylglycerol glucosyltransferase, UDP-glucose:1,2-diacylglycerol glucosyltransferase, uridine diphosphoglucose-diacylglycerol glucosyltransferase, and UDP-glucose-diacylglycerol glucosyltransferase. This enzyme participates in glycerolipid metabolism.
[edit] References
- IUBMB entry for 2.4.1.157
- BRENDA references for 2.4.1.157 (Recommended.)
- PubMed references for 2.4.1.157
- PubMed Central references for 2.4.1.157
- Google Scholar references for 2.4.1.157
- Sato N and Murata N (1982). "Lipid biosynthesis in the blue-green-alga (cyanobacterium), Anabaena variabilis. 3. UDP-glucose-diacylglycerol glucosyltransferase activity in vitro". Plant Cell Physiol. 23: 1115–1120.
[edit] External links
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- The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is 83744-96-1.
[edit] Gene Ontology (GO) codes
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