Acyltransferase is a type of
transferase
In biochemistry, a transferase is any one of a class of enzymes that catalyse the transfer of specific functional groups (e.g. a methyl or glycosyl group) from one molecule (called the donor) to another (called the acceptor). They are involved ...
enzyme
An enzyme () is a protein that acts as a biological catalyst by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrate (chemistry), substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different mol ...
that acts upon
acyl
In chemistry, an acyl group is a moiety derived by the removal of one or more hydroxyl groups from an oxoacid, including inorganic acids. It contains a double-bonded oxygen atom and an organyl group () or hydrogen in the case of formyl grou ...
groups.
Examples include:
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Glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferases
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Glyceronephosphate O-acyltransferase
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Lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase
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Long-chain-alcohol O-fatty-acyltransferase
See also
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Acetyltransferase
External links
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Transferases
EC 2.3
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