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Molecules, 2022 Capsaicin, produced by diverse Capsicum species, is among the world’s most popular spices and of considerable pharmaceutical relevance. Although the capsaicinoid biosynthetic pathway has been investigated for decades, several biosynthetic steps have ...
Raika Milde +6 more
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Acyltransferases in Protease’s Clothing [PDF]
The Plant Cell, 2000 One of the most intriguing questions in plant secondary metabolism concerns the evolution of the genes required for the rapid diversification of plant chemistry. In particular, the mechanisms are beginning to be understood by which evolution recruits primary and intermediary metabolism genes ...
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Sex differences in plasma cholesterol-esterifying activity in rats
Journal of Lipid Research, 1967 Esterification of free cholesterol was investigated after incubation at 37°C of plasma from immature and adult rats of both sexes kept on stock, fat-free, or cholesterol-supplemented diets.
Lilla Aftergood, Roslyn B. Alfin-Slater
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Cloning and characterization of a novel diacylglycerol acyltransferase from the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum [PDF]
, 2013 In this study, a cDNA encoding a novel acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT)-like protein is identified and isolated from the diatom microalga Phaeodactylum tricornutum (PtDGAT3).
Qin, Song +11 more
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Expression of mouse MGAT in Arabidopsis results in increased lipid accumulation in seeds
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2015 Worldwide demand for vegetable oil is projected to double within the next thirty years due to increasing food, fuel and industrial requirements. There is therefore great interest in metabolic engineering strategies that boost oil accumulation in plant ...
Anna eEl Tahchy +9 more
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Microorganisms, 2021 Biocatalytic transesterification is commonly carried out employing lipases in anhydrous organic solvents since hydrolases usually prefer hydrolysis over acyl transfer in bulk water.
Amanda Staudt +7 more
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mBio, 2018 Legionella pneumophila genes encoding LapA, LapB, and PlaC were identified as the most highly upregulated type II secretion (T2S) genes during infection of Acanthamoeba castellanii, although these genes had been considered dispensable on the basis of the
Richard C. White +6 more
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In Vitro Analysis of Hedgehog Acyltransferase and Porcupine Fatty Acyltransferase Activities [PDF]
, 2019 Hedgehog and Wnt proteins are modified by covalent attachment of the fatty acids palmitate and palmitoleate, respectively. These lipid modifications are essential for Hedgehog and Wnt protein signaling activities and are catalyzed by related, but distinct fatty acyltransferases: Hedgehog acyltransferase (Hedgehog) and Porcupine (Wnt).
James John, Asciolla +2 more
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Molecules, 2017 The aerial organs of most terrestrial plants are covered by a hydrophobic protective cuticle. The main constituent of the cuticle is the lipid polyester cutin, which is composed of aliphatic and aromatic domains.
Ping-Ping Wang +3 more
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Acylation of monolysocardiolipin in rat heart
Journal of Lipid Research, 1999 Cardiolipin is a major mitochondrial membrane glycerophospholipid in the mammalian heart. In this study, the ability of the isolated intact rat heart to remodel cardiolipin and the mitochondrial enzyme activities that reacylate monolysocardiolipin to ...
Brian J. Ma +3 more
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