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retinol O-fatty-acyltransferase activity

Known as: acyl-CoA:retinol O-acyltransferase activity, retinol acyltransferase activity, retinol fatty-acyltransferase activity 
Catalysis of the reaction: acyl-CoA + retinol = CoA + retinyl ester. [EC:2.3.1.76, MetaCyc:RETINOL-O-FATTY-ACYLTRANSFERASE-RXN]
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Retinol Metabolism Pathway

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Metabolic Basis of Visual Cycle Inhibition by Retinoid and Nonretinoid Compounds in the Vertebrate Retina*
In vertebrate retinal photoreceptors, the absorption of light by rhodopsin leads to photoisomerization of 11-cis-retinal to its… 
1997
1997
Regulation of hepatic lecithin:retinol acyltransferase activity by retinoic acid receptor-selective retinoids.
The microsomal enzyme LRAT esterifies retinol and has been implicated in the hepatic storage of vitamin A. Previously, we showed… 
1995
1995
Retinol processing by the peritubular cell from rat testis.
The cells that surround and support the seminiferous epithelium of the tubules in the testis, i.e., the peritubular or myoid… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Regulation of hepatic lecithin: retinol acyltransferase activity by retinoic acid.
The activity of the hepatic enzyme lecithin: retinol acyltransferase (LRAT), thought to catalyze the esterification of retinol… 
1993
1993
Dietary vitamin A modulates lecithin-retinol acyltransferase activity in developing chick intestine
1990
1990
The effect of TCDD on acyl CoA:retinol acyltransferase activity and vitamin A accumulation in the kidney of male Sprague-Dawley rats.
Previous studies have shown that rats treated with 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) show signs of toxicity that are… 
1990
1990
Distribution of lecithin‐retinol acyltransferase activity in different types of rat liver cells and subcellular fractions
1987
1987
Retinol esterification by mouse epidermal microsomes: evidence for acyl-CoA:retinol acyltransferase activity.
In an attempt to characterize the enzyme(s) responsible for retinol esterification in hairless mouse epidermis, various… 
1987
1987
Age-related variations in acyl-CoA:retinol acyltransferase activity and vitamin A concentration in the liver and epidermis of hairless mice.
1983
1983
Influence of diets on acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase and on acyl-CoA:retinol acyltransferase in villous and crypt cells from rat small intestinal mucosa and in the liver.
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