| long-chain-alcohol O-fatty-acyltransferase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 2.3.1.75 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 64060-40-8 | ||||||||
| Databases | |||||||||
| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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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. In general, wax syntheses naturally accept acyl groups with carbon chain lengths of C16 or C18 and linear alcohols with carbon chain lengths ranging from C12 to C20. [1]
- ^ Shi, Shuobo; Valle-Rodriguez JO; Khoomrung S; Siewers V; Nielsen J (24 February 2012). "Functional expression and characterization of five wax ester synthases in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and their utility for biodiesel production". Biotechnology for Biofuels. 5 (7): 7. doi:10.1186/1754-6834-5-7. PMC 3309958. PMID 22364438.