SULT2A1
Encyclopedia
Alcohol sulfotransferase is an enzyme
that catalyzes the sulfate conjugation
of primary and secondary alcohols including many hormones, neurotransmitters, drugs, and xenobiotic compounds.
Enzyme
Enzymes are proteins that catalyze chemical reactions. In enzymatic reactions, the molecules at the beginning of the process, called substrates, are converted into different molecules, called products. Almost all chemical reactions in a biological cell need enzymes in order to occur at rates...
that catalyzes the sulfate conjugation
Sulfation
Sulfation in biochemistry is the enzyme-catalyzed addition of sulfate to another molecule. It often refers to a phase II enzyme reaction. This biotransformation process uses its cosubstrate 3'-phosphoadenosine-5'-phosphosulfate to transfer sulfate to a xenobiotic...
of primary and secondary alcohols including many hormones, neurotransmitters, drugs, and xenobiotic compounds.
Family members
Human genes that encode alcohol sulfotransferases include:- SULT2A1Bile salt sulfotransferaseBile salt sulfotransferase also known as hydroxysteroid sulfotransferase or sulfotransferase 2A1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the SULT2A1 gene.- Function :...
- SULT2B1SULT2B1Sulfotransferase family cytosolic 2B member 1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the SULT2B1 gene.-Further reading:...
- SULT1C3SULT1C3Sulfotransferase 1C3, also known as ST1C3, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the SULT1C3 gene.- Function :Sulfotransferase enzymes catalyze the sulfate conjugation of many hormones, neurotransmitters, drugs, and xenobiotic compounds. These cytosolic enzymes are different in their tissue...