EC |
2.3.1.76 |
Accepted name: |
retinol O-fatty-acyltransferase |
Reaction: |
acyl-CoA + retinol = CoA + retinyl ester |
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For diagram of biosynthesis of retinal and derivatives, click here |
Other name(s): |
retinol acyltransferase; retinol fatty-acyltransferase |
Systematic name: |
acyl-CoA:retinol O-acyltransferase |
Comments: |
Acts on palmitoyl-CoA and other long-chain fatty-acyl derivatives of CoA. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 81295-48-9 |
References: |
1. |
Helgerud, P., Petersen, L.B. and Norum, K.R. Retinol esterification by microsomes from the mucosa of human small intestine. Evidence for acyl-Coenzyme A retinol acyltransferase activity. J. Clin. Invest. 71 (1983) 747–753. [DOI] [PMID: 6826734] |
2. |
Ross, A.C. Retinol esterification by rat liver microsomes. Evidence for a fatty acyl coenzyme A: retinol acyltransferase. J. Biol. Chem. 257 (1982) 2453–2459. [PMID: 7061433] |
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[EC 2.3.1.76 created 1984] |
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