Sphingomyelin synthase

sphingomyelin synthase
Identifiers
EC number 2.7.8.27
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology AmiGO / EGO

In enzymology, a sphingomyelin synthase (EC 2.7.8.27) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

a ceramide + a phosphatidylcholine a sphingomyelin + a 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycerol

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are ceramide and phosphatidylcholine, whereas its two products are sphingomyelin and 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycerol.

This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those transferring non-standard substituted phosphate groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is ceramide:phosphatidylcholine cholinephosphotransferase. Other names in common use include SM synthase, SMS1, and SMS2.

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