Glycerol 3-phosphate (PAMDB000049)

General function:

Lipid transport and metabolism

Specific function:

2-lysophosphatidylcholine + H(2)O = glycerophosphocholine + a carboxylate

Gene Name:

pldB

Locus Tag:

PA5089

Molecular weight:

83.4 kDa

Reactions

General function:

Involved in glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase activity

Specific function:

Glycerophosphoryl diester phosphodiesterase hydrolyzes deacylated phospholipids to G3P and the corresponding alcohols

Gene Name:

glpQ

Locus Tag:

PA0347

Molecular weight:

42 kDa

Reactions

General function:

Involved in phosphotransferase activity, alcohol group as acceptor

Specific function:

Key enzyme in the regulation of glycerol uptake and metabolism

Gene Name:

glpK

Locus Tag:

PA3582

Molecular weight:

56 kDa

Reactions

General function:

Involved in oxidation-reduction process

Specific function:

sn-glycerol 3-phosphate + NAD(P)(+) = glycerone phosphate + NAD(P)H

Gene Name:

gpsA

Locus Tag:

PA1614

Molecular weight:

36.8 kDa

Reactions

General function:

Involved in transferase activity, transferring acyl groups

Specific function:

Catalyzes the transfer of an acyl group from acyl-ACP to glycerol-3-phosphate (G3P) to form lysophosphatidic acid (LPA). This enzyme can utilize either acyl-CoA or acyl-ACP as the fatty acyl donor

Gene Name:

plsB

Locus Tag:

PA3673

Molecular weight:

94.8 kDa

Reactions

General function:

Involved in phosphotransferase activity, for other substituted phosphate groups

Specific function:

This protein catalyzes the committed step to the synthesis of the acidic phospholipids

Gene Name:

pgsA

Locus Tag:

PA2584

Molecular weight:

20.5 kDa

Reactions

General function:

Involved in hydrolase activity

Specific function:

Hydrolyzes only long chain acyl thioesters (C12-C18). Specificity similar to chymotrypsin

Gene Name:

tesA

Locus Tag:

PA2856

Molecular weight:

21 kDa

Reactions

General function:

Involved in nucleotide binding

Specific function:

Part of the ABC transporter complex UgpABCE involved in sn-glycerol-3-phosphate import. Responsible for energy coupling to the transport system (Probable). Can also transport glycerophosphoryl diesters

Gene Name:

ugpC

Locus Tag:

PA3187

Molecular weight:

42.2 kDa

Reactions

General function:

Involved in oxidoreductase activity

Specific function:

Conversion of glycerol 3-phosphate to dihydroxyacetone. Uses molecular oxygen or nitrate as electron acceptor

Gene Name:

glpD

Locus Tag:

PA3584

Molecular weight:

57.1 kDa

Reactions

General function:

Involved in catalytic activity

Specific function:

Catalyzes the reversible formation of acyl-phosphate (acyl-PO(4)) from acyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] (acyl-ACP). This enzyme utilizes acyl-ACP as fatty acyl donor, but not acyl-CoA

Gene Name:

plsX

Locus Tag:

PA2969

Molecular weight:

34.6 kDa

Reactions

General function:

Involved in fatty acid biosynthetic process

Specific function:

Carrier of the growing fatty acid chain in fatty acid biosynthesis

Gene Name:

acpP

Locus Tag:

PA2966

Molecular weight:

8.7 kDa