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Acyltransferase

Known as: Acyltransferases [Chemical/Ingredient], EC 2.3, acyl transferase 
Enzymes from the transferase class that catalyze the transfer of acyl groups from donor to acceptor, forming either esters or amides. (From Enzyme… Expand
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1-Acylglycerophosphocholine O-Acyltransferase1-acylglycerophosphoethanolamine acyltransferase2-acylglycerol O-acyltransferase5-Aminolevulinate synthase
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Chloramphenicol O-AcetyltransferaseEnzyme GeneIn BloodProcess of secretion
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Review
2018
Review
2018
Role of DGAT enzymes in triacylglycerol metabolism.
The esterification of a fatty acyl moiety to diacylglycerol to form triacylglycerol (TAG) is catalysed by two diacylglycerol O… Expand
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Review
2018
Review
2018
Endocannabinoids and related N-acylethanolamines: biological activities and metabolism
The plant Cannabis sativa contains cannabinoids represented by Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol, which exert psychoactivity and… Expand
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Identification of the Acyltransferase that Octanoylates Ghrelin, an Appetite-Stimulating Peptide Hormone
Ghrelin is a 28 amino acid, appetite-stimulating peptide hormone secreted by the food-deprived stomach. Serine-3 of ghrelin is… Expand
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Review
2000
Review
2000
Acetylation of Histones and Transcription-Related Factors
SUMMARY The state of chromatin (the packaging of DNA in eukaryotes) has long been recognized to have major effects on levels of… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase: an enzyme that catalyzes the acyl-CoA-independent formation of triacylglycerol in yeast and plants.
Triacylglycerol (TAG) is known to be synthesized in a reaction that uses acyl-CoA as acyl donor and diacylglycerol (DAG) as… Expand
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Structure and ligand of a histone acetyltransferase bromodomain
Histone acetylation is important in chromatin remodelling and gene activation. Nearly all known histone-acetyltransferase (HAT… Expand
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Identification of a gene encoding an acyl CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase, a key enzyme in triacylglycerol synthesis.
Triacylglycerols are quantitatively the most important storage form of energy for eukaryotic cells. Acyl CoA:diacylglycerol… Expand
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
The Transcriptional Coactivators p300 and CBP Are Histone Acetyltransferases
p300/CBP is a transcriptional adaptor that integrates signals from many sequence-specific activators via direct interactions… Expand
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
The CBP co-activator is a histone acetyltransferase
THE CBP protein acts as a transcriptional adaptor for many different transcription factors by directly contacting DNA-bound… Expand
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Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Recombinant genomes which express chloramphenicol acetyltransferase in mammalian cells.
We constructed a series of recombinant genomes which directed expression of the enzyme chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) in… Expand
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