Catalytic properties of MGAT3, a putative triacylgycerol synthase

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 583-591

  Cao, Jingsong ^a,c   Cheng, Long ^b   Shi, Yuguang ^a,b  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Acyl coenzyme A:monoacylglycerol acyltransferase; Acyltransferase; Monoacylglycerol

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE 1; ACYL COENZYME A DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE 2; ACYL COENZYME A MONOGLYCERIDE ACYLTRANSFERASE 1; ACYL COENZYME A MONOGLYCERIDE ACYLTRANSFERASE 2; ACYL COENZYME A MONOGLYCERIDE ACYLTRANSFERASE 3; ACYLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOTINYLATION; CATALYSIS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; BIOTIN; CATALYSIS; CELLS, CULTURED; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CHOLIC ACIDS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; COS CELLS; DIACYLGLYCEROL O-ACYLTRANSFERASE; DIGLYCERIDES; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 33947104623     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: 15397262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1194/jlr.M600331-JLR200     Document Type: Article

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