"Cholesterol Oxidase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of cholesterol in the presence of molecular oxygen to 4-cholesten-3-one and hydrogen peroxide. The enzyme is not specific for cholesterol, but will also oxidize other 3-hydroxysteroids. EC 1.1.3.6.
| Descriptor ID |
D002789
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.682.047.436.350.150
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cholesterol Oxidase" by people in Profiles.
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Mechanoregulatory Cholesterol Oxidase-Functionalized Nanoscale Metal-Organic Framework Stimulates Pyroptosis and Reinvigorates T Cells. Small. 2023 Dec; 19(52):e2305440.
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Stability and stoichiometry of bilayer phospholipid-cholesterol complexes: relationship to cellular sterol distribution and homeostasis. Biochemistry. 2013 Oct 08; 52(40):6950-9.
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Activation mobilizes the cholesterol in the late endosomes-lysosomes of Niemann Pick type C cells. PLoS One. 2012; 7(1):e30051.
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Activation of membrane cholesterol by 63 amphipaths. Biochemistry. 2009 Sep 15; 48(36):8505-15.
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Cholesterol homeostasis and the escape tendency (activity) of plasma membrane cholesterol. Prog Lipid Res. 2008 Sep; 47(5):319-32.
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Protection of membrane cholesterol by sphingomyelin against free radical-mediated oxidation. Free Radic Biol Med. 2006 Jun 15; 40(12):2092-102.
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Activation of membrane cholesterol by displacement from phospholipids. J Biol Chem. 2005 Oct 28; 280(43):36126-31.
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How cholesterol homeostasis is regulated by plasma membrane cholesterol in excess of phospholipids. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Aug 10; 101(32):11664-7.
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Role of the plasma membrane in cholesterol esterification in rat hepatoma cells. J Biol Chem. 1993 Jul 05; 268(19):13838-43.
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Growth-related modulation of human skin fibroblast cholesterol distribution and metabolism. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1990 Nov 12; 1047(2):180-6.