Sentences with word «acyltransferase»

The researchers also found that an enzyme called DGAT1 (diacylglycerol acyltransferase) is crucial to the re-esterification process, acting as a sort of cell police officer to ensure that toxic fatty acids stay away from the ER.

In conclusion, the reduction of % 24OH - CE in AD and MCI conv - AD, as well as the anticipation of the disease in patients with the lowest % 24OH - CE, support a role of the cholesterol / lecithin - cholesterol acyltransferase axis in AD onset / progression.

The team established that an enzyme called LPCAT3 (Lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 3) is involved in the biosynthesis of phosphatidylcholine (PC), a type of compound lipid that is a major component of cell membranes.

Human lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferases 1 and 2 are located in lipid droplets where they catalyze the formation of phosphatidylcholine.

Safety and Proof - of - Concept Study of Oral QLT091001 in Retinitis Pigmentosa Due to Inherited Deficiencies of Retinal Pigment Epithelial 65 Protein (RPE65) or Lecithin: Retinol Acyltransferase (LRAT).

The low activity of these enzymes in the synthetic pathway, coupled with the low affinity of N acyltransferase for glycine for bile acid synthesis, results in the depletion of body taurine stores.

Researchers led by Satoshi Omura of Kitasato University in Tokyo were looking for new drugs to block an enzyme called acyl - CoA: cholesterol acyltransferase, or ACAT.