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cholesterol esterification

A lipid modification process in which a sterol ester is formed by the combination of a carboxylic acid (often a fatty acid) and cholesterol. In the… 
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2009
2009
Paradoxical esterification of plasma cholesterol in fish eye disease.
The activity of lecithin: cholesterol acyl transferase (LCAT), the enzyme which catalyses the esterification of human plasma… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Cholesterol homeostasis. Modulation by amphiphiles.
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Role of the plasma membrane in cholesterol esterification in rat hepatoma cells.
The source of the cholesterol used for ester synthesis by cultured rat hepatoma cells was examined. The activities synthesizing… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Progesterone blocks cholesterol translocation from lysosomes.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Isolation and characterization of Chinese hamster ovary cells defective in the intracellular metabolism of low density lipoprotein-derived cholesterol.
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Regulation of cholesterol esterification by micellar cholesterol in CaCo-2 cells.
The regulation of acylcoenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) activity by cholesterol was studied in an established… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Distribution of apolipoprotein A-IV between the lipoprotein and the lipoprotein-free fractions of rat plasma: possible role of lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase.
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Receptor-dependent uptake of human chylomicron remnants by cultured skin fibroblasts.
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Rat-liver acyl-CoA: cholesterol acyltransferase.
The activity of acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase was measured in rat-liver microsomes from the rate of incorporation of [1… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
A method for the determination of the initial rate of reaction of lecithin: cholesterol acyltransferase in human plasma.
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