cholesterol O-acyltransferase activity

Term ID

GO:0034736

Synonyms

• ACAT activity
• acyl coenzyme A-cholesterol-O-acyltransferase activity
• acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase activity
• acyl-CoA:cholesterol O-acyltransferase activity
• acylcoenzyme A:cholesterol O-acyltransferase activity
• cholesterol acyltransferase activity
• cholesterol ester synthetase activity
• cholesteryl ester synthetase activity

Definition

Catalysis of the reaction: acyl-CoA + cholesterol = a cholesterol ester + CoA. 2.3.1.26

References

• EC:2.3.1.26
• KEGG_REACTION:R01461
• MetaCyc:STEROL-O-ACYLTRANSFERASE-RXN
• RHEA:17729
• Reactome:R-HSA-8876696

Ontology

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