Diacylglycerol-sterol O-acyltransferase

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

• Bartlett K, Keat MJ and Mercer EI "Biosynthesis of sterol esters in Phycomyces blakesleeanus". Phytochemistry 13 1107–1113.
• Garcia RE, Mudd JB "Metabolism of monoacylglycerol and diacylglycerol by enzyme preparations from spinach leaves". Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 191 487–93.
• Garcia RE and Mudd JB "1,2-Diacyl-sn-glycerol:sterol acyl transferase from spinach leaves (Spinacia oleracea L.)". Methods Enzymol. 71 768–772.

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The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is .

Gene Ontology (GO) codes