Phosphatidylcholine-retinol O-acyltransferase

In enzymology, a phosphatidylcholine---retinol O-acyltransferase (EC number|2.3.1.135) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

:phosphatidylcholine + retinol--- [cellular-retinol-binding-protein] $ightleftharpoons$ 2-acylglycerophosphocholine + retinyl-ester--- [cellular-retinol-binding-protein]

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are phosphatidylcholine and [retinol--- [cellular-retinol-binding-protein] , whereas its two products are 2-acylglycerophosphocholine and [retinyl-ester--- [cellular-retinol-binding-protein] .

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 phosphatidylcholine:retinol--- [cellular-retinol-binding-protein] O-acyltransferase. Other names in common use include lecithin---retinol acyltransferase, phosphatidylcholine:retinol-(cellular-retinol-binding-protein), and O-acyltransferase.

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::"The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is CAS registry|117444-03-8."

Gene Ontology (GO) codes