Patent ID: 7732155

Claim:
A method for identifying a lyso-phosphatidylcholine acyltransferase, the method comprising: screening a peptide for SEQ ID NO:49; wherein Xaa at position 3 of SEQ ID NO: 49 is selected from the group consisting of phenylalanine, methionine, valine, and isoleucine; wherein Xaa at position 7 of SEQ ID NO: 49 is selected from the group consisting of phenylalanine, valine, threonine, and leucine; wherein Xaa at position 8 of SEQ ID NO: 49 is selected from the group consisting of tyrosine, serine, and arginine; wherein Xaa at position 12 of SEQ ID NO: 49 is selected from the group consisting of tyrosine, methionine, and isoleucine; wherein Xaa at position 13 of SEQ ID NO: 49 is selected from the group consisting of leucine, methionine, isoleucine, and phenylalanine; and wherein Xaa at position 14 of SEQ ID NO: 49 is selected from the group consisting of threonine and phenylalanine; and testing said screened peptide comprising SEQ ID NO:49 for lyso-phosphatidylcholine acyltransferase function, so as to identify the lyso-phosphatidylcholine acyltransferase.