Long-chain-alcohol O-fatty-acyltransferase

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In enzymology, a long-chain-alcohol O-fatty-acyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.75) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

acyl-CoA + a long-chain alcohol CoA + a long-chain ester

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are acyl-CoA and long-chain alcohol, whereas its two products are CoA and long-chain ester.

This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those acyltransferases transferring groups other than aminoacyl groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is acyl-CoA:long-chain-alcohol O-acyltransferase. Other names in common use include wax synthase, and wax-ester synthase.

[edit] References

• IUBMB entry for 2.3.1.75
• BRENDA references for 2.3.1.75 (Recommended.)
• PubMed references for 2.3.1.75
• PubMed Central references for 2.3.1.75
• Google Scholar references for 2.3.1.75
• Wu, X-Y, Moreau RA and Stumpf PK (1981). "Studies of biosynthesis of waxes by developing jojoba seed. 3 Biosynthesis of wax esters from acyl-CoA and long-chain alcohols". Lipids 16: 897–902. 

[edit] External links

The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is 64060-40-8.

• IUBMB entry for 2.3.1.75

• KEGG entry for 2.3.1.75

• BRENDA entry for 2.3.1.75

• NiceZyme view of 2.3.1.75

• EC2PDB: PDB structures for 2.3.1.75

• PRIAM entry for 2.3.1.75

• PUMA2 entry for 2.3.1.75

• IntEnz: Integrated Enzyme entry for 2.3.1.75

• MetaCyc entry for 2.3.1.75

• Atomic-resolution structures of enzymes belonging to this class

[edit] Gene Ontology (GO) codes

• EGO entry for GO code 0047196: long-chain-alcohol O-fatty-acyltransferase

• AMIGO entry for GO code 0047196: long-chain-alcohol O-fatty-acyltransferase