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Triacylglycerol
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Contents
Triacylglycerols store metabolic energy in organisms and have industrial uses as foods and fuels. Excessive accumulation of triacylglycerols in humans causes obesity and is associated with metabolic diseases
Fatty acids (FAs) are the principal components of triacylglycerols found in oils and fats, which are the second primary source of dietary energy for humans
Triacylglycerol synthesis is catalysed by acyl CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase enzymes, the structures and catalytic mechanisms of wh…
References (Sources)
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- DGAT2 is a new diacylglycerol acyltransferase gene family: purification, cloning, and expression in insect cells of two polypeptides from Mortierella ramanniana with diacylglycerol acyltransferase activity
- Feeding the world healthily: the challenge of measuring the effects of agriculture on health
- Human Fatty Liver Disease: Old Questions and New Insights
- Identification of a gene encoding an acyl CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase, a key enzyme in triacylglycerol synthesis
- Structure and catalytic mechanism of a human triacylglycerol-synthesis enzyme