Phosphatidylcholine fluidity and structure affect lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase activity

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 546-553

  Parks, John S ^a   Huggins, Kevin W ^a,b   Gebre, Abraham K ^a   Burleson, Ellen R ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholesteryl ester; High density lipoproteins; n 3 fatty acids; Trans fatty acids

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; CHOLESTEROL ESTER; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE STEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; TRITIUM;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HUMAN; KINETICS; LIPOPROTEIN METABOLISM; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; PHOSPHOLIPID MEMBRANE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

APOLIPOPROTEIN A-I; HUMANS; ISOMERISM; LIPOPROTEINS, HDL; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE-STEROL O-ACYLTRANSFERASE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 0033993972     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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