[Lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) activities in diabetes mellitus].
1979
Y Sugita, and
T Origasa, and
Y Sakamoto, and
F Matsuda, and
H Kuzuya
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D007862
Phosphatidylcholine-Sterol O-Acyltransferase
An enzyme secreted from the liver into the plasma of many mammalian species. It catalyzes the esterification of the hydroxyl group of lipoprotein cholesterol by the transfer of a fatty acid from the C-2 position of lecithin. In familial lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency disease, the absence of the enzyme results in an excess of unesterified cholesterol in plasma.