Term Information

Accession
GO:0034736
Name
cholesterol O-acyltransferase activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
acylcoenzyme A:cholesterol O-acyltransferase activity, acyl coenzyme A-cholesterol-O-acyltransferase activity, acyl-CoA:cholesterol O-acyltransferase activity, acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase activity, cholesterol ester synthetase activity, cholesteryl ester synthetase activity, ACAT activity, cholesterol acyltransferase activity
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Catalysis of the reaction: acyl-CoA + cholesterol = a cholesterol ester + CoA. Source: RHEA:17729, EC:2.3.1.26
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0034736 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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cholesterol O-acyltransferase activity [is_a relation] is_a  sterol O-acyltransferase activity (GO:0004772)

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EC
2.3.1.26
KEGG_REACTION
R01461
MetaCyc
STEROL-O-ACYLTRANSFERASE-RXN
Reactome
R-HSA-8876696
RHEA
17729