EC |
2.7.8.24 |
Accepted name: |
phosphatidylcholine synthase |
Reaction: |
CDP-diacylglycerol + choline = CMP + phosphatidylcholine |
Other name(s): |
CDP-diglyceride-choline O-phosphatidyltransferase |
Systematic name: |
CDP-diacylglycerol:choline O-phosphatidyltransferase |
Comments: |
Requires divalent cations, with Mn2+ being more effective than Mg2+. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 243666-86-6 |
References: |
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de Rudder, K.E.E., Sohlenkamp, C. and Geiger, O. Plant-exudated choline is used for rhizobial membrane lipid biosynthesis by phosphatidylcholine synthase. J. Biol. Chem. 274 (1999) 20011–20016. [DOI] [PMID: 10391951] |
2. |
Sohlenkamp, C., de Rudder, K.E.E., Röhrs, V., López-Lara, I.M. and Geiger, O. Cloning and characterization of the gene for phosphatidylcholine synthase. J. Biol. Chem. 275 (2000) 18919–18925. [DOI] [PMID: 10858449] |
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