Unusual properties of retinyl palmitate hydrolase activity in rat liver.

These studies report the hydrolysis of retinyl palmitate with liver homogenates and homogenate fractions from retinol-depleted rats. The studies utilized an effective in vitro assay for retinyl palmitate hydrolase (RPH) activity, in which microgram amounts of retinyl palmitate were employed as subst...

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Main Authors: E H Harrison, J E Smith, D S Goodman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1979-08-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002222752040029X