Triacylglycerol lipase
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Triacylglycerol lipase can refer to:
- pancreatic lipasePancreatic lipasePancreatic lipase, also known as pancreatic triacylglycerol lipase, is secreted from the pancreas, and is the primary lipase that hydrolyzes dietary fat molecules in the human digestive system, converting triglyceride substrates found in ingested oils to monoglycerides and free fatty acids.Bile...
- gastric lipaseGastric lipaseGastric lipase, also known as LIPF, is an enzymatic protein that, in humans, is encoded by the LIPF gene.-Function:Gastric lipase is an acidic lipase secreted by the gastric chief cells in the fundic mucosa in the stomach. It has a pH optimum of 3-6. Gastric lipase, together with lingual lipase,...
- lingual lipaseLingual lipaseLingual lipase is a member of a family of digestive enzymes called lipases, EC 3.1.1.3, that use the catalytic triad of Aspartate , Histidine , and Serine to hydrolyze long-chain triglycerides into partial glycerides and free fatty acids. The enzyme catalyzes the first reaction in the digestion of...