Bioactivity | Cholesterol esterase, Porcine pancreas is an enzyme that hydrolyzes cholesterol ester to cholesterol and free fatty acid in the intestinal lumen. Cholesterol synthesized in the acinar cells and is stored in zymogen granules. Cholesterol esterase is also known as bile salt-stimulated lipase and carboxy ester lipasea, acts function for acceleration of cholesterol absorption. |
CAS | 9026-00-0 |
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
Reference | [1]. Ikeda I, et al. Cholesterol esterase accelerates intestinal cholesterol absorption. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2002 May 10;1571(1):34-44. [2]. Myers-Payne SC, et al. Cholesterol esterase: a cholesterol transfer protein. Biochemistry. 1995 Mar 28;34(12):3942-7. |