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- noun biochemistry Any
enzyme thatcatalyzes theelongation of analiphatic chain, but especially one that elongates afatty acid
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There are enzymes in the cells that both increase the length of fatty acid chains (called elongase enzymes) and those that desaturate (called desaturase enzymes) the fats.
Are antioxidants harmful? | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2007
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In the aging body there is a marked decline in the ability to produce desaturase and elongase enzymes commencing after the age of 30years in the human.
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However, some people do lack the enzymes desaturase and elongase needed for this conversion.
The Fiber35 Diet Brenda Watson with Leonard Smith 2007
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Insulin activates the desaturatase and elongase enzymes that end up increasing the number of carbon-carbon double bonds in fatty acids, leading to an increase in polyunsaturated fats in the cell membranes.
Longevity and membrane saturation | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2007
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However, some people do lack the enzymes desaturase and elongase needed for this conversion.
The Fiber35 Diet Brenda Watson with Leonard Smith 2007
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The contributions of elongase and desaturase (C) were assessed by DNL c18: 0/DNLc16: 0 and DNLc18: 1/DNL c18: 0, respectively.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Yasushi Noguchi et al. 2010
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The contributions of elongase and desaturase (D) were assessed by DNL c18: 0/DNLc16: 0 and DNLc18: 1/DNL c18: 0, respectively.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Yasushi Noguchi et al. 2010
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We demonstrated by in vivo bimolecular fluorescence complementation that PAS2 was specifically associated in the endoplasmic reticulum with the enoyl-CoA reductase CER10, the fourth enzyme of the elongase complex.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences current issue L. Bach 2008
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Very-long-chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) are synthesized as acyl-CoAs by the endoplasmic reticulum-localized elongase multiprotein complex.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences current issue L. Bach 2008
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The Fiber35 Diet Brenda Watson with Leonard Smith 2007
hernesheir commented on the word elongase
Compared to the names of many other organic molecules, this one is rather short.
January 9, 2012