Phosphatidate cytidylyltransferase

Phosphatidate cytidylyltransferase is the enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of CDP-diacylglycerol from cytidine triphosphate and phosphatidate.
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are cytidine triphosphate, or CTP, and phosphatidate, whereas its two products are diphosphate and CDP-diacylglycerol.
CDP-diacylglycerol is an important branch point intermediate in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. CDS is a membrane-bound enzyme.
This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those transferring phosphorus-containing nucleotide groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is '. Other names in common use include ', ', ', ', ', ', ', ', ', and CDP-DG. This enzyme participates in glycerophospholipid metabolism and phosphatidylinositol signaling system.