glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase

glyc·er·ol-3-phos·phate ac·yl·trans·fer·ase

(glis'ĕr-ol fos'fāt as'il-trans'fĕr-ās), An enzyme that participates in phospholipid biosynthesis, catalyzing the transfer of an acyl group from a fatty acyl-CoA to sn-glycerol-3-phosphate, producing coenzyme A and lysophosphatidic acid.