Production of formyl-CoA during peroxisomal alpha-oxidation of 3-methyl-branched fatty acids

被引:45
作者
Croes, K [1 ]
VanVeldhoven, PP [1 ]
Mannaerts, GP [1 ]
Casteels, M [1 ]
机构
[1] CATHOLIC UNIV LEUVEN,AFDELING FARMACOL,B-3000 LOUVAIN,BELGIUM
关键词
hydrolase; phytanic acid; Refsum's disease;
D O I
10.1016/S0014-5793(97)00343-8
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
alpha-Oxidation of 3-methyl-substituted fatty acids was studied in purified rat liver peroxisomes. The experiments revealed that formyl-CoA is formed during the alpha-oxidation process, The amount of formyl-CoA found constituted 2-5% of the amount of formate formed. Under the conditions used, no activation of exogenously added formate occurred in purified peroxisomes, whereas 95.5% of added synthetic formyl-CoA was converted to formate, These data indicate that during alpha-oxidation first formyl-CoA is formed, which is then hydrolysed to formate. (C) 1997 Federation of European Biochemical Societies.
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