Structural highlights
Function
SPT_SPHMU Catalyzes the condensation of L-serine with palmitoyl-CoA (hexadecanoyl-CoA) to produce 3-oxosphinganine (PubMed:17557831). Exhibits a broad substrate specificity concerning the chain length and the degree of unsaturation of acyl-CoA (PubMed:17557831).[1]
References
- ↑ Ikushiro H, Islam MM, Tojo H, Hayashi H. Molecular characterization of membrane-associated soluble serine palmitoyltransferases from Sphingobacterium multivorum and Bdellovibrio stolpii. J Bacteriol. 2007 Aug;189(15):5749-61. PMID:17557831 doi:10.1128/JB.00194-07
