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retinyl-palmitate esterase activity

Known as: retinyl-palmitate palmitohydrolase activity, retinyl ester hydrolase activity, retinyl palmitate hydrolyase activity 
Catalysis of the reaction: retinyl palmitate + H2O = retinol + palmitate + H+. [MetaCyc:RETINYL-PALMITATE-ESTERASE-RXN, RHEA:21511]
National Institutes of Health

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2 relations
11-cis-retinyl-palmitate hydrolase activity

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Retinol Metabolism Pathway

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2002
2002
Synthesis of Water‐Soluble Retinol Derivatives by Enzymatic Method
Retinoids (vitamin A and derivatives) are of great commercial potential in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals such as skin care… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Extraction of human epidermis treated with retinol yields retro-retinoids in addition to free retinol and retinyl esters.
Vitamin A, all-trans-retinol, is metabolized to retinoic acid in vivo by a tightly controlled two-step conversion. Retinoic acid… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Purification and partial characterization of a retinyl ester hydrolase from the brush border of rat small intestine mucosa: probable identity with brush border phospholipase B.
Retinol esterified with long-chain fatty acids is a common dietary source of vitamin A, that is hydrolyzed prior to absorption… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Vitamin A metabolism in the human intestinal Caco-2 cell line.
The human intestinal Caco-2 cell line, described as enterocyte-like in a number of studies, was examined for its ability to carry… 
1990
1990
Reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography of retinyl esters.
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Hydrolysis of 11-cis- and all-trans-retinyl palmitate by homogenates of human retinal epithelial cells.
1984
1984
Rat liver retinyl palmitate hydrolase activity. Relationship to cholesteryl oleate and triolein hydrolase activities.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Separation and estimation of retinyl fatty acyl esters in tissues of normal rat by high-performance liquid chromatography.
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Retinyl palmitate hydrolase activity in normal rat liver.
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Unusual properties of retinyl palmitate hydrolase activity in rat liver.
These studies report the hydrolysis of retinyl palmitate with liver homogenates and homogenate fractions from retinol-depleted… 
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