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| Name       = sn-glycerol-3-phosphate 2-alpha-galactosyltransferase
| EC_number  = 2.4.1.137
| CAS_number = 80747-34-8
| GO_code    = 0047221
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In [[enzymology]], a '''sn-glycerol-3-phosphate 2-alpha-galactosyltransferase''' ({{EC number|2.4.1.137}}) is an [[enzyme]] that [[catalysis|catalyzes]] the [[chemical reaction]]
:UDP-galactose + sn-glycerol 3-phosphate <math>\rightleftharpoons</math> UDP + 2-(alpha-D-galactosyl)-sn-glycerol 3-phosphate
Thus, the two [[substrate (biochemistry)|substrates]] of this enzyme are [[UDP-galactose]] and [[sn-glycerol 3-phosphate]], whereas its two [[product (chemistry)|products]] are [[uridine diphosphate|UDP]] and [[2-(alpha-D-galactosyl)-sn-glycerol 3-phosphate]].
This enzyme belongs to the family of [[glycosyltransferase]]s, specifically the hexosyltransferases.  The [[List of enzymes|systematic name]] of this enzyme class is '''UDP-galactose:sn-glycerol-3-phosphate 2-alpha-D-galactosyltransferase'''. Other names in common use include '''floridoside-phosphate synthase''', '''UDP-galactose:sn-glycerol-3-phosphate-2-D-galactosyl transferase''', '''FPS''', '''UDP-galactose, sn-3-glycerol phosphate:1->2' galactosyltransferase''', '''floridoside phosphate synthetase''', and '''floridoside phosphate synthase'''.
==References==
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* {{cite journal | vauthors = Gray NC, Strickland KP | date = 1982 | title = The purification and characterization of a phospholipase A2 activity from the 106,000 X g pellet (microsomal fraction) of bovine brain acting on phosphatidylinositol | journal = Can. J. Biochem.  | volume = 60 | pages = 108&ndash;17  | pmid = 7083039 | issue = 2 | doi=10.1139/o82-015}}
{{Glycosyltransferases}}
{{Enzymes}}
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[[Category:EC 2.4.1]]
[[Category:Enzymes of unknown structure]]
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