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A SUBSTANCE has been isolated from the castor oil seed, which controls the reversible action of lipase. The reduced form of this substance, which seems to be the predominating one in seeds, acts as an activator of the hydrolysis of fat by the Ricinus lipase and as an inhibitor of the synthesis of fat from glycerol and oleic acid. The oxidised form, which is easily obtainable from the reduced form by autoxidation in air, acts as an activator for the synthesis and as an inhibitor for the hydrolysis. The intermediary form is indifferent for both synthetic and hydrolytic processes.
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ITOH, R. Control of the Enzymic Action of Lipase. Nature 137, 783 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/137783b0
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