EC number 2.3.1.198 | ExPASy NiceZyme view MetaCyc | |
Glycerol-3-phosphate 2-O-acyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.198, sn-2-glycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase, glycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase) is an enzyme with systematic name acyl-CoA:sn-glycerol 3-phosphate 2-O-acyltransferase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
acyl-CoA + sn-glycerol 3-phosphate
This membrane-associated enzyme is required for suberin or cutin synthesis in plants.
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