lipase
lipase
Definition
li·pase (lī′pās′, lip′ās′)
noun
any of a group of enzymes, esp. from the pancreas, that aid in digestion by hydrolyzing fats into fatty acids and glycerol
Etymology: lip(o)- + -ase
lipase
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- call: In acute pancreatitis, elevated amylase levels usually parallel levels of another enzyme called lipase.
- produce: Bacillus stearothermophilus Thermophilic species which grows at 65 °C; produces lipase and protease.
- mobilize: Mobilizing lipase ( = hormone-sensitive lipase ) is the enzyme responsible for the breakdown of stored triglyceride during fasting in response to circulating adrenaline.
Adjective modifier
- pancreatic: Lipids are converted into an coarse emulsion in the stomach, and into a fine emulsion in the duodenum by pancreatic lipases.
- hormone-sensitive: Mobilizing lipase ( = hormone-sensitive lipase ) is the enzyme responsible for the breakdown of stored triglyceride during fasting in response to circulating adrenaline.
- gastric: Production of human gastric lipase in the fission yeast.
Modifies a noun
- inhibitor: The intestinal lipase inhibitor orlistat reduces the uptake of fat from the diet.
- enzyme: This increases the surface area of fats for lipase enzymes to act upon.
- level: In acute pancreatitis, lipase levels are very high, often 2 to 5 times normal.
- activity: By reducing the lipase activity more fat passes through the intestine and is not absorbed.
- value: Slightly high lipase values may occur in other conditions such as kidney disease, salivary gland inflammation, or peptic ulcer disease.
- gene: We will explore the requirement of PUFAs for phototransduction in vivo by generating and characterizing mutants of a novel putative DAG lipase gene.
Noun used with modifier
- lipoprotein: One caveat, tho, is that lipoprotein lipase and HDL production are probably subject to genetic control.
- enzyme: Human milk contains the enzyme lipase which helps the baby digest milk fat more efficiently.
- serum: The serum lipase level is more accurate and a better marker for alcoholic pancreatitis.
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