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Retinol O-Fatty-Acyltransferase

Known as: Acyl CoA Retinol Acyltransferase, Retinol O Fatty Acyltransferase, Retinol Fatty-Acyltransferase 
An enzyme that catalyzes the acyl group transfer of acyl COENZYME A to RETINOL to generate COENZYME A and a retinyl ester.
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Review
2003
Review
2003
Retinoid cycle in the vertebrate retina: experimental approaches and mechanisms of isomerization
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
F-actin as a functional target for retro-retinoids: a potential role in anhydroretinol-triggered cell death.
The retro-retinoids, metabolites of vitamin A (retinol), belong to a family of lipophilic signalling molecules implicated in… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Metabolism of all-trans-retinol in normal human cell strains and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) lines from the oral cavity and skin: reduced esterification of retinol in SCC lines.
Retinoids, metabolites and synthetic derivatives of vitamin A (retinol), have been shown to inhibit carcinogenesis in various… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Cloning of a rat cDNA encoding retinol dehydrogenase isozyme type III.
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Studies on the metabolism of retinol and retinol-binding protein in transthyretin-deficient mice produced by homologous recombination.
Tissue needs for retinoids are believed to be satisfied through the delivery in the circulation of retinol by its specific plasma… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Retinol esterification in bovine retinal pigment epithelium: reversibility of lecithin:retinol acyltransferase.
Esterification of all-trans-retinol is a key reaction of the vertebrate visual cycle, since it produces an insoluble, relatively… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
Membrane phospholipids as an energy source in the operation of the visual cycle.
Biology depends on the coupling of the free energy of hydrolysis of phosphate esters, such as ATP, to drive processes which would… 
1988
1988
Effect of zinc deficiency on hepatic enzymes regulating vitamin A status.
The elevation of hepatic vitamin A (VA) in zinc deficiency (ZD) is thought to be due, in part, to a reduced synthesis of plasma… 
1987
1987
Biosynthesis of 11-cis-retinoids and retinyl esters by bovine pigment epithelium membranes.
Previously, we have shown that retina/pigment epithelium membranes from the amphibian can synthesize 11-cis-retinoids from added… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Properties and immunocytochemical localization of three retinoid-binding proteins from bovine retina
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