IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature

EC 2.7.8.10

Accepted name: sphingosine cholinephosphotransferase

Reaction: CDP-choline + sphingosine = CMP + sphingosyl-phosphocholine

Other names: CDP-choline-sphingosine cholinephosphotransferase; phosphorylcholine-sphingosine transferase; cytidine diphosphocholine-sphingosine cholinephosphotransferase; sphingosine choline phosphotransferase

Systematic name: CDP-choline:sphingosine cholinephosphotransferase

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 9027-12-7

References:

1. Fujino, Y., Nigishi, T. and Ito, S. Enzymic synthesis of sphingosylphosphorylcholine. Biochem. J. 109 (1968) 310-311. [PMID: 5679375]

[EC 2.7.8.10 created 1972, modified 1976]


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