| Entry |
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| Name |
sphingosine N-acyltransferase;
ceramide synthetase;
sphingosine acyltransferase
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| Class |
Transferases;
Acyltransferases;
Transferring groups other than aminoacyl groups
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| Sysname |
acyl-CoA:sphingosine N-acyltransferase
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| Reaction(IUBMB) |
acyl-CoA + sphingosine = CoA + a ceramide [RN: R01496]
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| Reaction(KEGG) |
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| Substrate |
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| Product |
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| Comment |
Acts on sphingosine or its 2-epimer.
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| History |
EC 2.3.1.24 created 1972
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| Pathway |
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
Sribney M. |
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| Title |
Enzymatic synthesis of ceramide. |
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| Journal |
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| Other DBs |
| ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: | 2.3.1.24 |
| ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: | 2.3.1.24 |
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