Reaction: CDP-choline + an N-acylsphingosine = CMP + a sphingomyelin
Other names: phosphorylcholine-ceramide transferase
Systematic name: CDP-choline:N-acylsphingosine cholinephosphotransferase
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 9026-14-6
References:
1. Kennedy, E.P. Phosphorylcholine-glyceride transferase. Methods Enzymol. 5 (1962) 484-486.
2. Sribney, M. and Kennedy, E.P. The enzymatic synthesis of sphingomyelin. J. Biol. Chem. 233 (1958) 1315-1322.