This family of proteins is conserved from plants to humans. The function is as a lipid-droplet hydrolase. Human LDAH plays a role in cholesterol homeostasis [3].

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2: Involvement of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae hydrolase Ldh1p in lipid homeostasis. Debelyy MO, Thoms S, Connerth M, Daum G, Erdmann R; Eukaryot Cell. 2011;10:776-781. PMID:21478434

3: Novel lipid droplet-associated serine hydrolase regulates macrophage cholesterol mobilization. Goo YH, Son SH, Kreienberg PB, Paul A; Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2014;34:386-396. PMID:24357060