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acyltransferase
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acyltransferase /ac·yl·trans·fer·ase/ (-trans´fer-ās) any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the transfer of an acyl group from one substance to another.
ac·yl·trans·fer·ase (sl-trnsf-rs, -rz)
n.
An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of an acyl group from an acyl CoA to various acceptors. Also called transacylase.


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The first section, on improvement of agronomic and microbial traits, contains 11 papers on areas such as molecular strategies for enhancing seed oil content, engineering biosynthesis of alpha-eleostearic acid in transgenic systems, cloning and characterization of Kennedy pathway acyltransferases from developing seeds of tung, and accumulation of epoxy fatty acids in plant oils.
Clofibrate induces carnitine acyltransferases in periportal and perivenous zones of rat liver and does not disturb the acinar zonation of gluconeoganesis.
 
 
 
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