Sterol O-Acyltransferase |
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| Cholesterol Esterifying Enzyme; Acyl CoA Cholesterol Acyltransferase; Acyltransferase, Acyl-CoA-Cholesterol; Acyltransferase, Cholesterol; Enzyme, Cholesterol Esterifying; Esterifying Enzyme, Cholesterol; O-Acyltransferase, Sterol | |
| An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of cholesterol esters by the direct transfer of the fatty acid group from a fatty acyl CoA derivative. This enzyme has been found in the adrenal gland, gonads, liver, intestinal mucosa, and aorta of many mammalian species. EC 2.3.1.26. | |