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EC Number	General Information	Commentary	Reference
2.3.1.76	physiological function	neutral lipid synthesis enzyme acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase DGAT1 functions as the major acyl-CoA:retinol acyltransferase. When dietary retinol is abundant, DGAT1 deficiency results in elevated levels of retinoic acid in skin and cyclical hair loss, both are prevented by dietary retinol deprivation. DGAT1-deficient skin exhibits enhanced sensitivity to topically administered retinol. Deletion of the enzyme specifically in the epidermis causes alopecia	704611

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