A key enzyme in SPHINGOLIPIDS biosynthesis, this enzyme catalyzes the pyridoxal-5'-phosphate-dependent condensation of L-SERINE and PALMITOYL COENZYME A to 3-dehydro-D-sphinganine. The enzyme consists of two different subunits.
Also Known As:
Long Chain Base Biosynthesis Protein 1; Long Chain Base Biosynthesis Protein 2; Palmitoyl-CoA-L-Serine C-Palmitoyltransferase (Decarboxylating); Palmitoyl-Coenzyme A-L-Serine C-Palmitoyltransferase (Decarboxylating); Serine Palmitoyltransferase; Serine Palmitoyltransferase 1; Serine Palmitoyltransferase 2; Serine Palmitoyltransferase, Long Chain Base Subunit 1; Serine Palmitoyltransferase, Long Chain Base Subunit 2; Serine-Palmitoyl-CoA Transferase 2; C-Palmitoyltransferase, Serine; Palmitoyltransferase 1, Serine; Palmitoyltransferase 2, Serine; Palmitoyltransferase, Serine; Serine C Palmitoyltransferase; Serine Palmitoyl CoA Transferase 2; Transferase 2, Serine-Palmitoyl-CoA