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General Information
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| Term |
conversion of discoidal high-density lipoprotein particle to spherical high-density lipoprotein particle |
ID (Ontology) |
GO:0034376 (Gene Ontology) |
| Definition |
The process in which a discoidal high-density lipoprotein (HDL) particle acquires additional lipid or protein molecules, and cholesterol in the particle is converted to tightly bound cholesterol esters by the action of phosphatidylcholine-sterol O-acyltransferase (lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase; LCAT), resulting in the formation of a spherical HDL particle. |
| Also Known As |
"conversion of discoidal HDL to spherical HDL" |
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