lipase
a fat-splitting enzyme that converts fat into fatty acids and glycerin
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Lipase
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Lipase
A Lipase is a water-soluble enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ester bonds in waterinsoluble, lipid substrates. Most lipases act at a specific position on the glycerol backbone of a lipid substrate (A1, A2 or A3).
lipases Enzymes secreted by the pancreas that are active in the digestion of fats.
lithosphere The solid outer layer of the Earth; includes both the land area and the land beneath the oceans and other water bodies.
lipase An enzyme that accelerates the hydrolysis or synthesis of fats.
lipid A fat, oil, or fatlike compound that usually has fatty acids in its molecular structure.
lipases
nucleases
polysaccharidases
The pH within the lysosome is about pH 5, substantially less than that of the cytosol (~pH 7.2). All the enzymes in the lysosome work best at an acid pH.
The phospholipase would degrade the phospholipids, the component of a membrane creating a barrier.
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Generation of PA (phosphatidic acid) by PLD (phospholipase D)-catalysed hydrolysis of phosphatidylcholine plays a pivotal role in cellular signalling pathways that regulate organization of the actin cytoskeleton, ...
Lysosomes are full of a variety of digestive enzymes (amylases, peptidases, nucleases, lipases) which break down "old" biomolecules and also old organelles. Their function is essential to the health of the cell.
An enzyme that inhibits the activity of phospholipase A2. Lipocortins are activated by glucocorticoids.
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Dag is a normal intermediate in the biosynthesis of phosphatidyl phospholipids and is released from them by phospholipase c activity. Dag from phosphatidyl inositol polyphosphates is important in signal transduction.
Bile emulsifies fats, facilitating their breakdown into progressively smaller fat globules until they can be acted upon by lipases. Bile contains cholesterol, phospholipids, bilirubin, and a mix of salts.
 See also: Trans, Membrane, Enzyme, Protein, Cell
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