title: Action of lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase on model lipoproteins. Preparation and characterization of model nascent high density lipoprotein.
abstract: Apolipoprotein A-I, the major protein of human plasma high density lipoprotein, is the primary activator of plasma lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase. In vitro, the association of apolipoprotein A-I with physiological phosphatidylcholines can be catalyzed by mixing the protein and lipid with sodium cholate, which is removed by chromatography. The apolipoprotein A-I/phospholipid complex has the physical properties of an HDL, and when cholesterol is present the complex is a highly reactive substrate in the lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase-catalyzed reaction. The relative reactivity of this complex compared with a number of other lipid-protein complexes is presented and discussed.
mesh_terms: D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I; D001053:Apolipoproteins / Q000097:blood* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000097:blood*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008970:Molecular Weight; D007862:Phosphatidylcholine-Sterol O-Acyltransferase / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I; D001053:Apolipoproteins; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; D007862:Phosphatidylcholine-Sterol O-Acyltransferase