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EC 2.7.8.41 Details
EC number
2.7.8.41
Accepted name
cardiolipin synthase (CMP-forming)
Reaction
a CDP-diacylglycerol + a phosphatidylglycerol = a cardiolipin + CMP
Systematic name
CDP-diacylglycerol:phosphatidylglycerol diacylglycerolphosphotransferase (CMP-forming)
Comment
The eukaryotic enzyme is involved in the biosynthesis of the mitochondrial phospholipid cardiolipin. It requires divalent cations for activity.
History
created 2014
EC Tree
2.7.8.16 created 1983, deleted 1986