Preferred Label : sterol o-acyltransferase;
MeSH 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.;
MeSH synonym : acyl coa cholesterol acyltransferase; acyl-coa-cholesterol acyltransferase; acyltransferase, acyl-coa-cholesterol; acyltransferase, cholesterol; cholesterol acyltransferase; cholesterol esterifying enzyme; enzyme, cholesterol esterifying; esterifying enzyme, cholesterol; o-acyltransferase, sterol; sterol O acyltransferase;
MeSH CAS label : Acyl-CoA:cholesterol O-acyltransferase;
MeSH Related Number : 9027-63-8 (CAS RN);
Registry Number MeSH : EC 2.3.1.26;
Is substance : O;
UNII : EC 2.3.1.26;
Origin ID : D002785;
UMLS CUI : C0008380;
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- 2,3,22,23-tetrahydroxyl-2,6,10,15,19,23-hexamethyl-6,10,14,18-tetracosatetraene [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- 447C88 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- CP 113 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- E 5324 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- EAB 309 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- FY 087 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- HL 004 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- NTE 122 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- SMP 500 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- T 2591 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- TS 962 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- U 73482 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- YM17E [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
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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.