Biology:Psychosine sulfotransferase

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Short description: Class of enzymes
Psychosine sulfotransferase
Identifiers
EC number2.8.2.13
CAS number37259-76-0
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO

Psychosine sulfotransferase (EC 2.8.2.13) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction:

  1. REDIRECT Template:Chemical reaction

The reaction converts the cytotoxic lipid psychosine, derived from sphingosine, to a sulfate product by transferring a sulfate group from the cofactor 3'-phosphoadenosine-5'-phosphosulfate (PAPS) and giving adenosine 3',5'-bisphosphate as a byproduct. The enzyme was characterised from mouse brain.[1]

This enzyme is a transferase, specifically a sulfotransferases, which transfer sulfur-containing groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 3'-phosphoadenylyl-sulfate:galactosylsphingosine sulfotransferase. Other names in common use include PAPS:psychosine sulphotransferase, and 3'-phosphoadenosine 5'-phosphosulfate-psychosine sulphotransferase.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Nussbaum, J.-L.; Mandel, P. (1972). "Enzymic Synthesis of Psychosine Sulphate". Journal of Neurochemistry 19 (7): 1789–1802. doi:10.1111/j.1471-4159.1972.tb06224.x. PMID 5042474. 
  2. ↑ Enzyme 2.8.2.13 at KEGG Pathway Database.