Nonenzymatic oxidative cleavage of peptide bonds in apoprotein B-100.
Incubation of low density lipoprotein (LDL) with endothelial cells converts it to a form that is avidly degraded by macrophages via the acetyl LDL receptor. This modification has previously been shown to be accompanied by extensive breakdown of the major LDL protein (apoB-100) to smaller peptides. A...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1987-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002222752038576X |