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ENZYME entry: EC 2.3.1.332

PURL: https://purl.expasy.org/enzyme/EC/2.3.1.332
Accepted Name
medium-chain-alcohol O-fatty-acyltransferase
Reaction catalysed
a medium-chain primary fatty alcohol + a fatty acyl-CoA = a medium-chain alcohol wax ester + CoA
Comment(s)
  • The enzyme transfers an acyl group from an acyl-CoA to a medium-chain fatty alcohol, forming a wax ester.
  • Wax esters have diverse biological functions in bacteria, insects, mammals, and terrestrial plants.
  • The enzyme from the plant Petunia x hybrida prefers medium chain alcohols and saturated very long-chain acyl-CoAs.
  • The human enzyme AWAT1 prefers decan-1-ol (C10) and has lower activity with C16, C18, and C20 alcohols.
  • cf. EC 2.3.1.75.
Cross-references
Rhea expert-curated reactions2.3.1.332
ExplorEnz2.3.1.332
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature2.3.1.332
BRENDA2.3.1.332
MetaCyc2.3.1.332
KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature2.3.1.332
EC2PDB2.3.1.332
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