《英文msh词典》Phosophatidylcholine Sterol Acyltransferase
[入口词] Phosophatidylcholine Sterol Acyltransferase
[主题词] Phosphatidylcholine-Sterol O-Acyltransferase
[英文释义] 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. EC 2.3.1.43.