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Entry
CR00278                                                            

Classification
Name
retinol O-fatty-acyltransferas; retinol acyltransferase; retinol fatty-acyltransferase
Definiton
All-trans-retinol <= All-trans-retinyl ester (acyl-CoA + retinol = CoA + retinyl ester)
Substrate
CA01031 Vitamin A (15-OH, 15-apo, beta)
Product
CA01043 Retinyl palmitate (15-Hexadecanoyloxy, 15-apo, beta)
Comment

Structure change

Chemical Fingerprint Changes 
Chemical Fingerprint Changes 
(improved)
Chemical Fingerprint Changes 
(improved ver.2)
EC number
2.3.1.76
Protein Name

Organism(s) in references
Vertebrates
Data sources/References
  • Ref.579 : Alexander R. Moise, Johannes von Lintig and Krzysztof Palczewski, TRENDS in Plant Science Vol.10 No.4 April 2005, "Related enzymes solve evolutionarily recurrent problems in the metabolism of carotenoids"
  • Links to other DB
    KEGG ENZYME: 2.3.1.76
    BRENDA: 2.3.1.76
    IUBMB: 2.3.1.76

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