Alkylglycerone phosphate synthase (, ''alkyldihydroxyacetonephosphate synthase'', ''alkyldihydroxyacetone phosphate synthetase'', ''alkyl DHAP synthetase'', ''alkyl-DHAP'', ''dihydroxyacetone-phosphate acyltransferase'', ''DHAP-AT'') is an
enzyme
Enzymes () are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different molecules known as products. A ...
associated with Type 3
Rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata
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.
This enzyme
catalyses the following
chemical reaction
A chemical reaction is a process that leads to the IUPAC nomenclature for organic transformations, chemical transformation of one set of chemical substances to another. Classically, chemical reactions encompass changes that only involve the pos ...
: 1-acyl-glycerone 3-phosphate + a long-chain alcohol
an alkyl-glycerone 3-phosphate + a long-chain acid anion
References
External links
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EC 2.5.1
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