Biology:Glycerol-3-phosphate cytidylyltransferase
glycerol-3-phosphate cytidylyltransferase | |||||||||
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Identifiers | |||||||||
EC number | 2.7.7.39 | ||||||||
CAS number | 9027-11-6 | ||||||||
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 glycerol-3-phosphate cytidylyltransferase (EC 2.7.7.39) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- CTP + sn-glycerol 3-phosphate [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] diphosphate + CDP-glycerol
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are CTP and sn-glycerol 3-phosphate, whereas its two products are diphosphate and CDP-glycerol.
This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those transferring phosphorus-containing nucleotide groups (nucleotidyltransferases). The systematic name of this enzyme class is CTP:sn-glycerol-3-phosphate cytidylyltransferase. Other names in common use include CDP-glycerol pyrophosphorylase, cytidine diphosphoglycerol pyrophosphorylase, cytidine diphosphate glycerol pyrophosphorylase, CTP:glycerol 3-phosphate cytidylyltransferase, and Gro-PCT. This enzyme participates in glycerophospholipid metabolism.
Structural studies
As of late 2007, 3 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 1COZ, 1N1D, and 2B7L.
References
- "Pyrophosphorolysis and enzymic synthesis of cytidine diphosphate glycerol and cytidine diphosphate ribitol". The Biochemical Journal 82 (2): 297–312. February 1962. doi:10.1042/bj0820297. PMID 13911452.
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