Term: blood plasma lipoprotein lipase activity
Note: This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name.
Name: blood plasma
Synonyms:
Definition: Portion of organism substance that is the liquid matrix of blood.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005654]
Name: lipoprotein lipase activity
Synonyms: clearing factor lipase activity, diacylglycerol hydrolase activity, diacylglycerol lipase activity, diglyceride lipase activity, lipemia-clearing factor, postheparin esterase activity, postheparin lipase activity, triacylglycero-protein acylhydrolase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: triacylglycerol + H2O = diacylglycerol + a carboxylate, where the triacylglycerol is part of a lipoprotein. May also hydrolyze diacylglycerol and phospholipids present in lipoproteins.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0004465]    QuickGO    AmiGO