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Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Transferases > Acyltransferases > Sterol O-Acyltransferase

Preferred term

Sterol O-Acyltransferase  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of cholesterol esters by the direct transfer of the fatty acid group from a fatty acyl CoA derivative. This enzyme has been found in the adrenal gland, gonads, liver, intestinal mucosa, and aorta of many mammalian species. EC 2.3.1.26.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • 9027-63-8 (CAS RN)
  • Acyl-CoA-Cholesterol Acyltransferase
  • Acyl-CoA:cholesterol O-acyltransferase
  • Cholesterol Acyltransferase
  • Cholesterol Esterifying Enzyme

In other languages

  • French

  • 9027-63-8 (CAS RN)
  • Acyl-CoA Cholestérol acyltransférase
  • Acyl-CoA:cholesterol O-acyltransferase
  • Cholestérol acyltransférase

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-P2HB17QG-3

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