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sterol esterase

Known as: triterpenol esterase, cholesteryl ester synthase, Sterol Ester Acylhydrolase 
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of CHOLESTEROL ESTERS and some other sterol esters, to liberate cholesterol plus a fatty acid anion.
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (2)

Carboxylic Ester Hydrolasescarboxylesterase
Cholesterol Ester Storage DiseaseCholesterol esterase:CCnt:Pt:Fibroblasts:QnCholesterol esterase:CCnt:Pt:WBC:QnIn Blood

Narrower (4)

Lysosomal Acid Cholesterol Esteraseacid cholesterol ester synthetasebile salt-stimulated lipasesebelipase alfa

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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Differential Regulation of Steroid Hormone Biosynthesis in R2C and MA-10 Leydig Tumor Cells: Role of SR-B1-Mediated Selective Cholesteryl Ester Transport1
Abstract The rat R2C Leydig tumor cell line is constitutively steroidogenic in nature, while the mouse MA-10 Leydig tumor cell… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Comparison of biosensors based on entrapment of cholesterol oxidase and cholesterol esterase in electropolymerized films of polypyrrole and diaminonaphthalene derivatives for amperometric…
Cholesterol amperometric biosensors constructed with enzymes entrapped in electropolymerized layers of polypyrrole and poly… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Fatty acid specificity of hormone-sensitive lipase. Implication in the selective hydrolysis of triacylglycerols.
The selective mobilization of fatty acids from white fat cells depends on their molecular structure, in particular the degree of… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Amperometric determination of total cholesterol at gold electrodes covalently modified with cholesterol oxidase and cholesterol esterase with use of thionin as an electron mediator.
Immobilization of cholesterol oxidase (EC 1.1.3.6) (ChOx) on a gold electrode was attempted by cross-linking using glutaraldehyde… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
p-Nitrophenyl and cholesteryl-N-alkyl carbamates as inhibitors of cholesterol esterase.
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Nonoxidative ethanol metabolism: formation of fatty acid ethyl esters by cholesterol esterase.
The recent identification of myocardial metabolites of ethanol--fatty acid ethyl esters--suggests that some of the… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Effect of atherosclerosis on lysosomal cholesterol esterase activity in rabbit aorta.
Radiolabeled cholesteryl oleate, when incorporated into phospholipid vesicles, was hydrolyzed at acid pH by an enzyme present in… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Effects of prostaglandin E2 on rat skin: inhibition of sterol ester biosynthesis and clearing of scaly lesions in essential fatty acid deficiency
: Severe scaly lesions in the skin, especially in the feet and tail, of the rat were induced by feeding a diet deficient in… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
The reciprocal regulation of lipoprotein lipase activity and hormone-sensitive lipase activity in rat adipocytes.
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
Function of specific bile acids in cholesterol esterase activity in vitro.
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