"Sterol Esterase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of CHOLESTEROL ESTERS and some other sterol esters, to liberate cholesterol plus a fatty acid anion.
| Descriptor ID |
D002787
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.352.100.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Sterol Esterase- Sterol Esterase
- Esterase, Sterol
- Cholesterol Ester Hydrolase
- Hydrolase, Cholesterol Ester
- Cholesterol Esterase
- Esterase, Cholesterol
- Sterol Ester Acylhydrolase
- Acylhydrolase, Sterol Ester
- Cholesterylester Hydrolase
- Hydrolase, Cholesterylester
- Hormone-Sensitive Lipase
- Hormone Sensitive Lipase
- Lipase, Hormone-Sensitive
- Lipoidal Steroid Esterase
- Esterase, Lipoidal Steroid
- Steroid Esterase, Lipoidal
- Steroid Hormone Esterase
- Esterase, Steroid Hormone
- Acylcholesterol Lipase
- Lipase, Acylcholesterol
- Cholesteryl Oleate Hydrolase
- Hydrolase, Cholesteryl Oleate
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