A rapid radioassay procedure for plasma lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase.

A rapid and accurate single step procedure is described for the assay of lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase activity. After incubation, using radiolabeled cholesterol as the substrate, an ethanolic solution of digitonin is added directly to the incubation mixture to extract the lipids. Excess chol...

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Main Authors: U Piran, R J Morin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1979-11-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520400070