Sulfotransferase
In biochemistry, sulfotransferases are transferase enzymes that catalyze the transfer of a sulfo group from a donor molecule to an acceptor alcohol or amine. The most common sulfo group donor is 3'-phosphoadenosine-5'-phosphosulfate. In the case of alcohol as acceptor, the product is a sulfate :
whereas an amine leads to a sulfamate :
Both reactive groups for a sulfonation via sulfotransferases may be part of a protein, lipid, carbohydrate or steroid.
[Image:FunktionelleGruppen Sulfonsäure.svg|120px|thumb|right|General structure of a sulfonic acid with the blue marked functional group]
Examples
The following are examples of sulfotransferases:- carbohydrate sulfotransferase: CHST1, CHST2, CHST3, CHST4, CHST5, CHST6, CHST7, CHST8, CHST9, CHST10, CHST11, CHST12, CHST13, CHST14
- galactose-3-O-sulfotransferase: GAL3ST1, GAL3ST2, GAL3ST3, GAL3ST4
- heparan [sulfate 2-O-sulfotransferase]: HS2ST1
- heparan sulfate 3-O-sulfotransferase: HS3ST1, HS3ST2, HS3ST3A1, HS3ST3B1, HS3ST4, HS3ST5, HS3ST6
- heparan sulfate 6-O-sulfotransferase: HS6ST1, HS6ST2, HS6ST3
- N-deacetylase/N-sulfotransferase: NDST1, NDST2, NDST3, NDST4
- tyrosylprotein sulfotransferase: TPST1, TPST2
- uronyl-2-sulfotransferase
- Estrone sulfotransferase
- Chondroitin 4-sulfotransferase
- other: SULT1A1, SULT1A2, SULT1A3, SULT1A4, SULT1B1, SULT1C2, SULT1C3, SULT1C4, SULT1D1P, SULT1E1, SULT2A1, SULT2B1, SULT4A1, SULT6B1