| EC |
2.3.1.75 |
| Accepted name: |
long-chain-alcohol O-fatty-acyltransferase |
| Reaction: |
acyl-CoA + a long-chain alcohol = CoA + a long-chain ester |
| Other name(s): |
wax synthase; wax-ester synthase |
| Systematic name: |
acyl-CoA:long-chain-alcohol O-acyltransferase |
| Comments: |
Transfers saturated or unsaturated acyl residues of chain-length C18 to C20 to long-chain alcohols, forming waxes. The best acceptor is cis-icos-11-en-1-ol. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 64060-40-8 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Wu, X.-Y., Moreau, R.A. and Stumpf, P.K. Studies of biosynthesis of waxes by developing jojoba seed. 3. Biosynthesis of wax esters from acyl-CoA and long-chain alcohols. Lipids 16 (1981) 897–902. |
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| [EC 2.3.1.75 created 1984] |
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