Phosphatidylcholine—retinol O-acyltransferase


In enzymology, a phosphatidylcholine---retinol O-acyltransferase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are phosphatidylcholine and retinol---, whereas its two products are 2-acylglycerophosphocholine and retinyl-ester---.
This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those acyltransferases transferring groups other than aminoacyl groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is phosphatidylcholine:retinol--- O-acyltransferase. Other names in common use include lecithin---retinol acyltransferase, phosphatidylcholine:retinol-, and O-acyltransferase.