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Abstract
In this review properties of lipid acetyltransferase enzymes are outlined. The three activities of interest are lyso PAF acetyltransferase (acetyl CoA: 1-alkyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine acetyltransferase), AGP acetyltransferase (acetyl CoA: 1-alkyl sn-glycero-3-phosphate acetyltransferase) and a transacetylase activity that can transfer acetyl groups from PAF to lipid acceptors in the formation of 1-alkenyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine and N-acetyl sphingosine (C2 ceramide). This review focuses on the role of acetyltransferases and transacetylases within the metabolism of platelet-activating factor and specifically addresses characteristics of the enzymes, including subcellular localization, substrate selectivity, and enzymatic regulation.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10905630 DOI: 10.1023/a:1007567205078
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurochem Res ISSN: 0364-3190 Impact factor: 3.996