ENTRY       EC 2.3.1.50
NAME        Serine C-palmitoyltransferase
CLASS       Transferases
            Acyltransferases
            Acyltransferases
SYSNAME     Palmitoyl-CoA:L-serine C-palmitoyltransferase (decarboxylating)
REACTION    Palmitoyl-CoA + L-Serine = CoA + 3-Dehydro-D-sphinganine + CO2
SUBSTRATE   Palmitoyl-CoA
            L-Serine
PRODUCT     CoA
            3-Dehydro-D-sphinganine
            CO2
COFACTOR    Pyridoxal phosphate
COMMENT     A pyridoxal-phosphate protein.
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00600  Sphingoglycolipid metabolism
MOTIF       PS: PS00599  T-[LIVMFYW]-[STAG]-K-[SAG]-[LIVMFYWR]-[SAG]-x(2)-[SAG]
GENES       SCE: YDR062W(LCB2) YMR296C(LCB1)
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 2.3.1.50
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 2.3.1.50
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