[An enzyme secreted from the liver into the plasma of many mammalian species. It catalyzes the esterification of the hydroxyl group of lipoprotein cholesterol by the transfer of a fatty acid from the C-2 position of lecithin. In familial lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency disease, the absence of the enzyme results in an excess of unesterified cholesterol in plasma. EC 2.3.1.43. ( MSH )]
UMLS (CSP) C0023194 - Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein
- Enzyme
Relation/PAR: Acetyltransferase