Diacylglycerol—sterol O-acyltransferase explained

diacylglycerol-sterol O-acyltransferase
Ec Number:	2.3.1.73
Cas Number:	79586-23-5
Go Code:	0047195

In enzymology, a diacylglycerol-sterol O-acyltransferase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

1,2-diacyl-sn-glycerol + sterol

\rightleftharpoons monoacylglycerol + sterol ester

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycerol and sterol, whereas its two products are monoacylglycerol and sterol 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 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycerol:sterol O-acyltransferase. This enzyme is also called 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycerol:sterol acyl transferase. This enzyme participates in bile acid biosynthesis.

References

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• Garcia RE, Mudd JB . 1978 . Metabolism of monoacylglycerol and diacylglycerol by enzyme preparations from spinach leaves . Arch. Biochem. Biophys. . 191 . 487 - 93 . 742884 . 10.1016/0003-9861(78)90387-9 . 2 .
• Book: Garcia RE . Mudd JB . 1981 . 1,2-Diacyl-sn-glycerol:sterol acyl transferase from spinach leaves (Spinacia oleracea L.) . 1,2-Diacyl-sn-glycerol: Sterol acyl transferase from spinach leaves (Spinacia olerecea L.) . Methods Enzymol. . 71 . 768 - 772 . 10.1016/0076-6879(81)71090-5 . 978-0-12-181971-2 .