title: [Gas-chromatographic method for determination of plasma lecithin-cholesterol acyl transferase (LCAT) activity].
abstract: A method is described for the determination of plasma lecythin-cholesterol acyl-transferase activity (LCAT), based on the measuring ot the free cholesterol concentration decrement in incubated plasma, with the aid of gas-liquid chromatography.  Precision evaluation showed a sufficient reliability of the method, which is considered to be proposable for practical puopose.  After verifying normal values in a group of healthy adults, plasma LCAT reduction in liver diseases, specially in the chronic hepatic disease, was confirmed.
mesh_terms: D000217:Acyltransferases / Q000097:blood*; D002849:Chromatography, Gas / Q000379:methods*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000201:enzymology*; D007862:Phosphatidylcholine-Sterol O-Acyltransferase / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D000217:Acyltransferases; D007862:Phosphatidylcholine-Sterol O-Acyltransferase
vernacular_title: Metodo gas-cromatografico per la determinazione cell'attività lecitin-colesterol acil-transferasica (LCAT) del plasma