Lipolysis by human skin surface debris in organic solvents.

Human skin surface debris collected from ether extracts of the scalp catalysed the hydrolysis of triolein, tristearin and methyl stearate, but not cholesteryl stearate or cetyl palmitate, when suspended in ether or hexane solutions of these lipids. The activity was slowly destroyed by heating at 120° C, but was not inhibited by addition of tetracycline.

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