基因名：
BAAT
产品别名：
BACAT； BACD1； BAT； HCHO； BAAT； bile acid-CoA:amino acid N-acyltransferase； bile acid-CoA:amino acid N-acyltransferase； bile acid-CoA:amino acid N-acyltransferase； bile acid CoA: amino acid N-acyltransferase (glycine N-choloyltransferase)； bile acid Coenzyme A: amino acid N-acyltransferase (glycine N-choloyltransferase)； bile acid-CoA thioesterase； choloyl-CoA hydrolase； long-chain fatty-acyl-CoA hydrolase； 长链脂肪酸酰基辅酶A水解酶；
背景信息：
BAAT (bile acid Coenzyme A: amino acid N-acyltransferase) is involved in bile acid metabolism. In liver hepatocytes BAAT catalyzes the transfer of the bile acid moiety from the acyl-CoA thioester to glycine and taurine, before excretion into bile canaliculi. This is the second step in the formation of bile acid-amino acid conjugates. The conjugation increases the detergent properties of bile acids in the intestine, which facilitates lipid and fat-soluble vitamin absorption. BAAT may also act as an acyl-CoA thioesterase that regulates intracellular levels of free fatty acids.
