Glycerophosphocholine phosphodiesterase

The enzyme glycerophosphocholine phosphodiesterase (EC 3.1.4.2) catalyzes the reaction

sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine + H₂O ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ choline + sn-glycerol 3-phosphate

glycerophosphocholine phosphodiesterase
Identifiers
EC no.	3.1.4.2
CAS no.	9025-85-8
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology	AmiGO / QuickGO
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This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on phosphoric diester bonds. The systematic name is sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine glycerophosphohydrolase. Other names in common use include glycerophosphinicocholine diesterase, glycerylphosphorylcholinediesterase, sn-glycero-3-phosphorylcholine diesterase, glycerolphosphorylcholine phosphodiesterase, and glycerophosphohydrolase. This enzyme participates in glycerophospholipid metabolism.