title: Release of fatty acids from phosphatidylcholine by lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase.
abstract: Partially purified lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase [EC 2.3.1.43] from human plasma released fatty acids from phosphatidylcholine. Heating, sulfhydryl reagents, Ca2+, EDTA, and sodium deoxycholate had similar effects on the lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase and fatty acid releasing activities of the preparation. A specific cofactor protein for lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase, apoA-1, also enhanced both activities. Release of fatty acid was due to enzymatic hydrolysis of the ester linkage at carbon-2 of phosphatidylcholine. It is suggested that the two activities are due to a single enzyme.
mesh_terms: D000217:Acyltransferases / Q000097:blood*; D003840:Deoxycholic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D007862:Phosphatidylcholine-Sterol O-Acyltransferase / Q000097:blood* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D003840:Deoxycholic Acid; D000217:Acyltransferases; D007862:Phosphatidylcholine-Sterol O-Acyltransferase