Gastric lipase

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lipase, gastric
Identifiers
Symbol LIPF
Entrez 8513
HUGO 6622
OMIM 601980
RefSeq NM_004190
UniProt P07098
Other data
EC number 3.1.1.3
Locus Chr. 10 q23

Gastric lipase is an acidic lipase secreted by chief cells in the stomach. It has a pH optimum of 3-6. It was first cloned in 1987.[1]


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  1. ^ Bodmer MW, Angal S, Yarranton GT, et al (1987). "Molecular cloning of a human gastric lipase and expression of the enzyme in yeast". Biochim. Biophys. Acta 909 (3): 237–44. PMID 3304425. 

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