Lecithin:retinol acyltransferase is responsible for amidation of retinylamine, a potent inhibitor of the retinoid cycle.
Golczak M, Imanishi Y, Kuksa V, Maeda T, Kubota R, Palczewski K.
Golczak M, et al. Among authors: maeda t.
J Biol Chem. 2005 Dec 23;280(51):42263-73. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M509351200. Epub 2005 Oct 10.
J Biol Chem. 2005.
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Here we demonstrate that retinylamine (Ret-NH2), a potent and selective inhibitor of 11-cis-retinal biosynthesis (Golczak, M., Kuksa, V., Maeda, T., Moise, A. R., and Palczewski, K. (2005) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 102, 8162-8167), is a substrate for LRAT. ...
Here we demonstrate that retinylamine (Ret-NH2), a potent and selective inhibitor of 11-cis-retinal biosynthesis (Golczak, M., Kuksa, V., …