Biochemical properties of pancreatic colipase from the common stingray Dasyatis pastinaca
<p/> <p>Background</p> <p>Pancreatic colipase is a required co-factor for pancreatic lipase, being necessary for its activity during hydrolysis of dietary triglycerides in the presence of bile salts. In the intestine, colipase is cleaved from a precursor molecule, procolipase...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-05-01
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Series: | Lipids in Health and Disease |
Online Access: | http://www.lipidworld.com/content/10/1/69 |