Description
Triacylglycerol lipase is an enzyme with system name triacylglycerol acylhydrolase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction:triacylglycerol + H2O↔ diacylglycerol + a carboxylate.
Abbr
Lipase, Native (Chromobacterium viscosum)
Source
Chromobacterium viscosum
Enzyme Commission Number
EC 3.1.1.3
Activity
> 2,000 units/mg protein
Composition
Protein, 50-75% Lowry
Unit Definition
One unit will hydrolyze 1.0 microequivalent of fatty acid from a triglyceride in 1 hr at pH 7.7 at 37°C using olive oil (30 minute incubation).
Synonyms
EC 3.1.1.3; 9001-62-1; Lipase; Triacylglycerol acylhydrolase; Triacylglycerol lipase; butyrinase; tributyrinase; Tween hydrolase; steapsin; triacetinase; tributyrin esterase; Tweenase; amno N-AP; Takedo 1969-4-9; Meito MY 30; Tweenesterase; GA 56; capalase L; triglyceride hydrolase; triolein hydrolase; tween-hydrolyzing esterase; amano CE; cacordase; triglyceridase; triacylglycerol ester hydrolase; amano P; amano AP; PPL; glycerol-ester hydrolase; GEH; meito Sangyo OF lipase; hepatic lipase; lipazin; post-heparin plasma protamine-resistant lipase; salt-resistant post-heparin lipase; heparin releasable hepatic lipase; amano CES; amano B; tributyrase; triglyceride lipase; liver lipase; hepatic monoacylglycerol acyltransferase