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Enzyme Research
New enzyme research has been reported by scientists at Eli Lilly and Company
May 16th, 2008
Investigators publish new data in the report 'Identification and characterization of a major liver lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase.' "Phosphatidylcholine (PC) is synthesized through the Kennedy pathway, but more than 50% of PC is remodeled through the Lands cycle, i.e. the deacylation and reacylation of PC to attain the final and proper fatty acids within PC. The reacylation step is catalyzed by lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase (LPCAT), and we report here the identification of a novel LPCAT, which we named LPCAT3," investigators in the United States report. "LPCAT3 belongs to the membrane-bound O-acyltransferase (MBOAT) family and encodes a protein of 487...
Source: Health Business Week (2008-05-16)
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