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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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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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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Cloning of DGAT2, a Second Mammalian Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase, and Related Family Members*
Studies involving the cloning and disruption of the gene for acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT) have shown that… 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
Review
1997
Review
1997
Acyl-coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase.
Due to its presumed role in regulating cellular cholesterol homeostasis, and in various pathophysiological conditions, acyl… Expand
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
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Cholinergic innervation of cortex by the basal forebrain: Cytochemistry and cortical connections of the septal area, diagonal band nuclei, nucleus basalis (Substantia innominata), and hypothalamus in…
The organization of projections from the cholinergic neurons of the basal forebrain to neocortex and associated structures was… Expand
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
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
A rapid radiochemical method for the determination of choline acetyltransferase
  • F. Fonnum
  • Journal of neurochemistry
  • 1975
    • Corpus ID: 41115548
RADIOCHEMICAL assays of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) must be based on reproducible, rapid and specific procedures for… Expand
Review
1968
Review
1968
The plasma lecithins:cholesterol acyltransferase reaction.
  • J. Glomset
  • Journal of lipid research
  • 1968
    • Corpus ID: 10203792
Evidence for the existence of a plasma lecithin : cholesterol acyltransferase is reviewed with emphasis not only on the lipid… Expand
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