Reaction: acetyl-CoA + 1-alkyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine = CoA + 2-acetyl-1-alkyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
Other name(s): acetyl-CoA:1-alkyl-2-lyso-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine 2-O-acetyltransferase; acetyl-CoA:lyso-PAF acetyltransferase; 1-alkyl-2-lysolecithin acetyltransferase; acyl-CoA:1-alkyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine acyltransferase; blood platelet-activating factor acetyltransferase; lyso-GPC:acetyl CoA acetyltransferase; lyso-platelet activating factor:acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase; lysoPAF:acetyl CoA acetyltransferase; PAF acetyltransferase; platelet-activating factor acylhydrolase; platelet-activating factor-synthesizing enzyme; 1-alkyl-2-lyso-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine acetyltransferase; lyso-platelet-activating factor:acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase
Systematic name: acetyl-CoA:1-alkyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine 2-O-acetyltransferase
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 76773-96-1
References:
1. Wykle, R.L., Malone, B. and Snyder, F. Enzymatic synthesis of 1-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, a hypotensive and platelet-aggregating lipid. J. Biol. Chem. 255 (1980) 10256-10260. [PMID: 7430122]