triacylglycerol (redirected from triacylglycerol lipase (LPS))

tri·ac·yl·glyc·er·ol (tr-sl-gls-rôl, -rl)

n.

A naturally occurring ester of three fatty acids and glycerol that is the chief constituent of fats and oils. Also called triglyceride.

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triacylglycerol

TG; most fat in excess of requirements is stored in adipose tissue in this form; the systematic chemical name for triglyceride.

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triacylglycerol lipase (LPS)

produced primarily by the pancreas and in smaller quantities by the gastric and intestinal mucosa. Determination of serum levels is used to detect acute necrosis of pancreatic acinar cells. Called also steapsin, lipase, triglyceride lipase.