Triacylglycerol-sterol O-acyltransferase

Triacylglycerol-sterol O-acyltransferase

In enzymology, a triacylglycerol---sterol O-acyltransferase (EC number|2.3.1.77) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

:triacylglycerol + a 3beta-hydroxysterol ightleftharpoons diacylglycerol + a 3beta-hydroxysterol ester

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are triacylglycerol and 3beta-hydroxysterol, whereas its two products are diacylglycerol and 3beta-hydroxysterol 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 triacylglycerol:3beta-hydroxysterol O-acyltransferase. This enzyme is also called triacylglycerol:sterol acyltransferase.

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::"The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is CAS registry|80487-96-3."

Gene Ontology (GO) codes


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