EC |
2.4.1.23 |
Accepted name: |
sphingosine β-galactosyltransferase |
Reaction: |
UDP-α-D-galactose + sphingosine = UDP + psychosine |
Other name(s): |
psychosine—UDP galactosyltransferase; galactosyl-sphingosine transferase; psychosine-uridine diphosphate galactosyltransferase; UDP-galactose:sphingosine O-galactosyl transferase; uridine diphosphogalactose-sphingosine β-galactosyltransferase; UDP-galactose:sphingosine 1-β-galactotransferase; UDP-galactose:sphingosine 1-β-galactosyltransferase |
Systematic name: |
UDP-α-D-galactose:sphingosine 1-β-galactosyltransferase |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 9032-90-0 |
References: |
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Cleland, W.W. and Kennedy, E.P. The enzymatic synthesis of psychosine. J. Biol. Chem. 235 (1960) 45–51. [PMID: 13810623] |
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[EC 2.4.1.23 created 1965] |
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