| diphosphate-glycerol phosphotransferase | |
| Ec Number: | 2.7.1.79 |
| Cas Number: | 37278-13-0 |
| Go Code: | 0047331 |
In enzymology, a diphosphate-glycerol phosphotransferase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
diphosphate + glycerol
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Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are diphosphate and glycerol, whereas its two products are phosphate and glycerol 1-phosphate.
This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those transferring phosphorus-containing groups (phosphotransferases) with an alcohol group as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is diphosphate:glycerol 1-phosphotransferase. Other names in common use include PPi-glycerol phosphotransferase, and pyrophosphate-glycerol phosphotransferase.