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Plants, 2020 In plants, lipids function in a variety of ways. Lipids are a major component of biological membranes and are used as a compact energy source for seed germination.
Hyun Uk Kim
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Functional Characterization of an Anthocyanin Dimalonyltransferase in Maize
Molecules, 2021 Anthocyanins are pigments with appealing hues that are currently being used as sources of natural colorants. The interaction of acylation on the stability of anthocyanin molecules has long been known.
Michael Paulsmeyer, John Juvik
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Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2023 Mannosylerythritol lipids (MELs) are extracellular glycolipids produced by the basidiomycetous yeast strains. MELs consist of the disaccharide mannosylerythritol, which is acylated with fatty acids and acetylated at the mannose moiety.
Yusuke Nakamichi +4 more
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Nature Communications, 2020 Sterol O-acyltransferase 1 (SOAT1) is an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) resident, multi-transmembrane enzyme that belongs to the membrane-bound O-acyltransferase (MBOAT) family.
Chengcheng Guan +9 more
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Acyl-CoA:Lysophospholipid Acyltransferases [PDF]
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2009 Cell membranes contain several classes of glycerophospholipids, which have numerous structural and functional roles in the cells. Polyunsaturated fatty acids, including arachidonic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid, are located at the sn-2 (but not sn-1)-position of glycerophospholipids in an asymmetrical manner.
Hideo Shindou, Takao Shimizu
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Sequence‐Based Prediction of Promiscuous Acyltransferase Activity in Hydrolases
Angewandte Chemie, 2020 Certain hydrolases preferentially catalyze acyl transfer over hydrolysis in an aqueous environment. However, the molecular and structural reasons for this phenomenon are still unclear.
H. Müller +8 more
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Structural Basis for the Acyltransferase Activity of Lecithin:Retinol Acyltransferase-like Proteins [PDF]
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2012 Lecithin:retinol acyltransferase-like proteins, also referred to as HRAS-like tumor suppressors, comprise a vertebrate subfamily of papain-like or NlpC/P60 thiol proteases that function as phospholipid-metabolizing enzymes. HRAS-like tumor suppressor 3, a representative member of this group, plays a key role in regulating triglyceride accumulation and ...
Krzysztof Palczewski +5 more
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Alcohol acyltransferases for the biosynthesis of esters
Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, 2023 AbstractEsters are widely used in food, energy, spices, chemical industry, etc., becoming an indispensable part of life. However, their production heavily relies on the fossil energy industry, which presents significant challenges associated with energy shortages and environmental pollution. Consequently, there is an urgent need to identify alternative
Gaofei Liu, Lei Huang, Jiazhang Lian
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mBio, 2021 To maintain optimal membrane dynamics, cells from all domains of life must acclimate to various environmental signals in a process referred to as homeoviscous adaptation.
Carmen M. Herrera +2 more
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Nature Communications, 2018 Lipid droplet (LD) accumulation is a now well-recognised hallmark of cancer. However, the significance of LD accumulation in colorectal cancer (CRC) biology is incompletely understood under chemotherapeutic conditions.
A. Cotte +11 more
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