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cholesterol O-acyltransferase activity

Known as: acylcoenzyme A:cholesterol O-acyltransferase activity, acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase activity, cholesteryl ester synthetase activity 
Catalysis of the reaction: acyl-CoA + cholesterol = a cholesterol ester + CoA. [EC:2.3.1.26, RHEA:17732]
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2013
2013
Activation of intestinal Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor α increases HDL production
ABCA1, ATP-Binding Cassette A1 transporter; ABHD5, AB-Hydrolase Domain containing 5; ACAT-2, Acylcoenzyme A: Cholesterol… 
2006
2006
Metabolism in Cancer Cells in Monolayer Culture Effect of Cell Density and Confluency on Cholesterol Updated
Cholesterol metabolism in four gynecological cancer cell lines in monolayer culture was evaluated as a function of cell density… 
1998
1998
Molecular cloning,functional expression and tissue distribution of rat acylcoenzyme A : cholesterol acyltransferase
1984
1984
Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA reductase and the modulation of microsomal cholesterol content by the nonspecific lipid transfer protein.
The influence of membrane cholesterol content on 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA reductase (HMG-CoA reductase, EC 1.1.1.34) in rat… 
1983
1983
Dietary Fat Saturation and Hepatic Acylcoenzyme A: Cholesterol Acyltransferase Activity Effect of n‐3 Polyunsaturated and Long‐Chain Saturated Fat
The acylcoenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) activity in liver microsomes from rats fed a diet containing 14% menhaden… 
1982
1982
Effect of liposome composition on the activity of detergent-solubilized acylcoenzyme A: cholesterol acyltransferase.
Acylcoenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) was solubilized from Ehrlich ascites cell microsomes with Triton X-100. After… 
1981
1981
Hepatic acylcoenzyme A: cholesterol acyltransferase activity during diet-induced hypercholesterolemia in cynomolgus monkeys.
Acylcoenzyme A: cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) activity was studied in hepatic microsomes of cynomolgus monkeys fed either… 
1980
1980
Effects of dietary ascorbic acid and vitamin E deficiency on rat adrenal cholesterol ester metabolism and corticosteroidgoenesis.
  • M. CivenJ. E. LeebR. M. WishnowR. Morin
  • International journal for vitamin and nutrition…
  • 1980
  • Corpus ID: 8704496
The effect of dietary ascorbic acid (AA) and deficiency of vitamin E, alone and in combination, upon adrenal steroidogenesis in… 
1978
1978
Myelin deficiency in experimental phenylketonuria: contribution of the aromatic acid metabolites of phenylalanine.
Retarded body and brain growth and a deficit of myelin in the cerebral hemispheres and the cerebellum were observed in an animal… 
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1977
Highly Cited
1977
Effect of dietary fat saturation on acylcoenzyme A:-cholesterol acyltransferase activity of Ehrlich cell microsomes.
Ehrlich cells grown in mice fed coconut oil diets (highly saturated) contain about twice as much cholesteryl ester as those grown…