scholarly journals Substrate selectivities differ for hepatic mitochondrial and peroxisomal β-oxidation in an Antarctic fish, Notothenia gibberifrons

1993 ◽  
Vol 289 (2) ◽  
pp. 427-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
E L Crockett ◽  
B D Sidell
Keyword(s):  
Antarctic Fish ◽  
Fatty Acyl ◽  
Beta Oxidation ◽  
Oxidation Rates ◽  
Substrate Preferences ◽  
Antarctic Marine ◽  
Marked Preference ◽  
Aerobic Energy Metabolism ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Rate Limiting

Hepatic mitochondrial and peroxisomal beta-oxidation were examined in an Antarctic marine teleost, Notothenia gibberifrons. Enzymic profiles and rates of beta-oxidation by intact organelles were determined by using a range of fatty acyl-CoA substrates to evaluate substrate preferences. Partitioning of beta-oxidation between organelles was estimated. Substrate selectivities are broader for peroxisomal beta-oxidation than for mitochondrial beta-oxidation. Mitochondria show marked preference for the oxidation of a monounsaturated substrate, palmitoleoyl-CoA (C16:1), and two polyunsaturates, eicosapentaenoyl-CoA (C20:5) and docosahexaenoyl-CoA (C22:6). Carnitine palmitoyltransferase activities with palmitoleoyl-CoA (C16:1) are 2.4-fold higher than activities with palmitoyl-CoA (C16:0). Most polyunsaturated acyl-CoA esters measured appear to inhibit by over 40% the oxidation of palmitoyl-CoA by peroxisomes. Our findings suggest that the polyunsaturates, eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5) and docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6), found in high concentrations in Antarctic fishes [Lund and Sidell (1992) Mar. Biol. 112, 377-382], are utilized as fuels to support aerobic energy metabolism. Metabolic capacities of rate-limiting enzymes and beta-oxidation rates by intact organelles indicate that up to 30% of hepatic beta-oxidation in N. gibberifrons can be initiated by the peroxisomal pathway.

scholarly journals Acyl-CoA synthetase and the peroxisomal enzymes of β-oxidation in human liver. Quantitative analysis of their subcellular localization

1984 ◽  
Vol 224 (3) ◽  
pp. 709-720 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Bronfman ◽  
N C Inestrosa ◽  
F O Nervi ◽  
F Leighton
Keyword(s):  
Human Liver ◽  
Fatty Acyl ◽  
Single Step ◽  
Synthetase Activity ◽  
Beta Oxidation ◽  
Analysis Of Results ◽  
Fractionation Method ◽  
Hydroxyacyl Coa Dehydrogenase ◽  
Acyl Coa Oxidase ◽  
Rate Limiting

The presence of acyl-CoA synthetase (EC 6.2.1.3) in peroxisomes and the subcellular distribution of beta-oxidation enzymes in human liver were investigated by using a single-step fractionation method of whole liver homogenates in metrizamide continuous density gradients and a novel procedure of computer analysis of results. Peroxisomes were found to contain 16% of the liver palmitoyl-CoA synthetase activity, and 21% and 60% of the enzyme activity was localized in mitochondria and microsomal fractions respectively. Fatty acyl-CoA oxidase was localized exclusively in peroxisomes, confirming previous results. Human liver peroxisomes were found to contribute 13%, 17% and 11% of the liver activities of crotonase, beta-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase and thiolase respectively. The absolute activities found in peroxisomes for the enzymes investigated suggest that in human liver fatty acyl-CoA oxidase is the rate-limiting enzyme of the peroxisomal beta-oxidation pathway, when palmitic acid is the substrate.

scholarly journals Oxidative properties of carp red and white muscle

1989 ◽  
Vol 143 (1) ◽  
pp. 321-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. D. Moyes ◽  
L. T. Buck ◽  
P. W. Hochachka ◽  
R. K. Suarez
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
White Muscle ◽  
Citrate Synthase ◽  
Ketone Bodies ◽  
Redox Balance ◽  
Fatty Acyl ◽  
Oxidation Rates ◽  
Substrate Preferences ◽  
Glycerophosphate Dehydrogenase ◽  
Wide Range

Substrate preferences of isolated mitochondria and maximal enzyme activities were used to assess the oxidative capacities of red muscle (RM) and white muscle (WM) of carp (Cyprinus carpio). A 14-fold higher activity of citrate synthase (CS) in RM reflects the higher mitochondrial density in this tissue. RM mitochondria oxidize pyruvate and fatty acyl carnitines (8:O, 12:O, 16:O) at similarly high rates. WM mitochondria oxidize these fatty acyl carnitines at 35–70% the rate of pyruvate, depending on chain length. WM has only half the carnitine palmitoyl transferase/CS ratio of RM, but similar ratios of beta-hydroxyacyl CoA dehydrogenase/CS. Ketone bodies are poor substrates for mitochondria from both tissues. In both tissues mitochondrial alpha-glycerophosphate oxidation was minimal, and alpha-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase was present at low activities, suggesting the alpha-glycerophosphate shuttle is of minor significance in maintaining cytosolic redox balance in either tissue. The mitochondrial oxidation rates of other substrates relative to pyruvate are as follows: alpha-ketoglutarate 90% (RM and WM); glutamate 45% (WM) and 70% (RM); proline 20% (WM) and 45% (RM). Oxidation of neutral amino acids (serine, glycine, alanine, beta-alanine) was not consistently detectable. These data suggest that RM and WM differ in mitochondrial properties as well as mitochondrial abundance. Whereas RM mitochondria appear to be able to utilize a wide range of metabolic fuels (fatty acids, pyruvate, amino acids but not ketone bodies), WM mitochondria appear to be specialized to use pyruvate.

scholarly journals Intermediates of peroxisomal β-oxidation. A study of the fatty acyl-CoA esters which accumulate during peroxisomal β-oxidation of [U-14C]hexadecanoate

1990 ◽  
Vol 270 (1) ◽  
pp. 175-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Bartlett ◽  
R Hovik ◽  
S Eaton ◽  
N J Watmough ◽  
H Osmundsen
Keyword(s):  
Lactate Dehydrogenase ◽  
Chain Length ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Fatty Acyl ◽  
Acetyl Coa ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Rate Limiting

1. 14C-labelled fatty acyl-CoA esters resulting from β-oxidation of [U-14C]hexadecanoate by peroxisomal fractions isolated from rats treated with clofibrate showed the presence of the full range of saturated intermediates down to acetyl-CoA. 2. The pattern of intermediates generated was fairly constant. At low concentrations of [U-14C]hexadecanoate (50 microM), decanoyl-CoA was present in lowest amounts. At higher concentrations of [U-14C]hexadecanoate (greater than 100 microM), all intermediates of chain length shorter than 12 carbon atoms (except acetyl-CoA) were present at similar low concentrations; the process of β-oxidation now resembling chain-shortening of hexadecanoate by two cycles of β-oxidation. 3. In the absence of an NAD(+)-regenerating system [pyruvate and lactate dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.28)] 2-enoyl- and 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA esters were generated, suggesting that re-oxidation of NADH is essential for optimal rates of peroxisomal β-oxidation in vitro. 4. At high concentrations of [U-14C]hexadecanoate (greater than 100 microM), 3-oxohexadecanoyl-CoA was produced, suggesting that thiolase (acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase; EC 2.3.1.9) can become rate-limiting for peroxisomal β-oxidation.

Apoprotein C effect on triglyceride transport in tandem-perfused rat hind end and liver

1984 ◽  
Vol 247 (3) ◽  
pp. G305-G310
Author(s):  
W. J. Kortz ◽  
J. R. Nashold ◽  
M. R. Greenfield ◽  
H. Hilderman ◽  
S. H. Quarfordt
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Free Fatty Acid ◽  
Fatty Acyl ◽  
Liver Fat ◽  
Molar Ratio ◽  
Perfusion System ◽  
In Vitro Perfusion ◽  
Arterial Inflow ◽  
High Concentrations

The metabolism of double-labeled triglyceride in a synthetic emulsion was defined in an in vitro perfusion system of rat hind end and liver described previously [Am. J. Physiol. 245 (Gastrointest. Liver Physiol. 8): G106-G112, 1983]. The metabolism of [3H]glycerol-[14C]triolein was defined in the absence of added apoproteins and with additions of human CII and both CII and CIII. Without apoprotein, a pronounced lipolysis of the triglyceride was recognized by high concentrations of radiolabeled glycerol and free fatty acid in the perfusate. The removal of an aliquot of hind-end venous effluent 5 min after adding the labeled triglyceride emulsion to the arterial inflow demonstrated a brisk lipolysis of the substrate when incubated outside the perfusion system. The addition of CII protein to the emulsion before its introduction into the tandem system eliminated perfusate lipolysis, both within the perfusion system and in incubations of aliquots withdrawn from the system. Intravascular lipolysis was not seen with triglyceride emulsions containing both CII and CIH or when an aliquot of hind-end venous effluent was incubated with triglycerides that had not been exposed to the perfusion system. The intravascular lipolysis observed for the [14C]triglyceride added to the tandem system without apoproteins was associated with relatively greater recoveries of 14C-fatty acyl in liver, fat, and muscle and relatively greater recoveries of 14CO2 than when CII alone or both CII and CIII were added with the triglyceride. The addition of CIII to CII in a 1:1 molar ratio increased the recovery of 14C-fatty acyl in muscle and the recovery as 14CO2.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

scholarly journals Calcium-sensitive, lipid-binding cytoskeletal proteins of the human placental microvillar region.

1987 ◽  
Vol 105 (1) ◽  
pp. 303-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
H C Edwards ◽  
A G Booth
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Binding ◽  
Cytoskeletal Proteins ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Molecular Weights ◽  
Sequence Of Events ◽  
Marked Preference ◽  
High Concentrations

In this study we describe a group of Ca2+-sensitive proteins located in the microvillar region of the human placental syncytiotrophoblast. By following the distribution of proteins between the particulate and supernatant phases of detergent-solubilized microvilli in the presence of defined concentrations of free Ca2+, we demonstrate a class of proteins of subunit molecular weights 72,000, 69,000, 38,000, 36,000, and 32,000 that associate with both the cytoskeleton and lipid at high concentrations of free Ca2+. These proteins can be released from microvilli using EGTA-containing buffers. Although they do not bind to phenyl-Sepharose, they will bind to phospholipids immobilized on phenyl-Sepharose columns in a Ca2+-dependent manner and show a marked preference for phospholipids with negatively charged headgroups. The results provide evidence for a sequence of events which may occur within the microvillus as the localized concentration of intracellular free Ca2+ rises.

Fatty acid uptake in Escherichia coli: regulation by recruitment of fatty acyl-CoA synthetase to the plasma membrane

1993 ◽  
Vol 71 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 51-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dev Mangroo ◽  
Gerhard E. Gerber
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Fatty Acid Uptake ◽  
Fatty Acyl ◽  
Acid Uptake ◽  
Bacterial Membranes ◽  
Rate Limiting Step ◽  
Triton X ◽  
Rate Limiting

Fatty acid uptake in Escherichia coli has been shown to be inhibited by starvation and to be reversed by a short preincubation of the starved cells with D- or L-lactate, succinate, and acetate; these effects on oleate uptake were due to regulation of the rate-limiting step which involves fatty acyl-CoA synthetase. Investigation into the mechanism of regulation of fatty acyl-CoA synthetase showed that D-lactate did not affect the activity of the enzyme directly. Fatty acyl-CoA synthetase was found to be activated by about 20-fold by Triton X-100 and by another 4-fold by the addition of bacterial membranes. D-Lactate treatment was shown to result in coisolation of fatty acyl-CoA synthetase with the plasma membrane; these results are consistent with the interpretation that recruitment of the enzyme to the plasma membrane by D-lactate results in its activation and consequently in the increased level of fatty acid uptake.Key words: fatty acid, uptake, regulation, recruitment, fatty acyl-CoA synthetase, Escherichia coli, plasma membrane.

scholarly journals The enzymology of short-chain fatty acyl-coenzyme A synthetase from seeds of Pinus radiata. Kinetic studies and a proposed reaction mechanism

1974 ◽  
Vol 137 (3) ◽  
pp. 435-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Owen A. Young ◽  
John W. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Pinus Radiata ◽  
Kinetic Studies ◽  
Single Species ◽  
Competitive Inhibitor ◽  
Fatty Acyl ◽  
Short Chain ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Acyl Coenzyme A

1. Short-chain fatty acyl-CoA synthetase from seeds of Pinus radiata was examined by acetate- and propionate-dependent PPi–ATP exchange. Reaction mixtures came to equilibrium almost instantly as judged by rates of exchange and analysis of an incubation mixture. 2. The activity of the enzyme was correlated with the concentration of MgP2O72- but not with the concentration of Mg2+, as judged by PPi–ATP exchange and fatty acyl AMP-dependent synthesis of ATP in the presence of PPi. In PPi–ATP exchange assays, no clear relationship between activity and any single species of ATP was apparent. 3. High concentrations of fatty acid inhibited PPi–ATP exchange. PPi–dATP exchange was less than PPi–ATP exchange at low concentrations of fatty acid, but at higher concentrations PPi–dATP exchange exceeded PPi–ATP exchange. The rate of synthesis of fatty acyl-CoA in the presence of dATP was less than with ATP. 4. ATP and propionate inhibited the synthesis of ATP from propionyl-AMP and PPi. The inhibition by ATP was competitive with respect to propionyl-AMP and non-competitive with respect to PPi. The inhibition by propionate was non-competitive with respect to propionyl-AMP and PPi. 5. AMP was a competitive inhibitor of propionyl-AMP-dependent synthesis of ATP and competitively inhibited propionate-dependent PPi–ATP exchange when ATP was the variable substrate. 6. It was concluded that the first partial reaction catalysed by the enzyme is ordered; ATP is the first substrate to react with the enzyme and PPi is probably the only product released.

Dichloroacetate stimulation of glucose oxidation improves recovery of ischemic rat hearts

1990 ◽  
Vol 259 (4) ◽  
pp. H1079-H1085 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. J. McVeigh ◽  
G. D. Lopaschuk
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Glucose Oxidation ◽  
Acid Inhibition ◽  
Mechanical Function ◽  
Oxidation Rates ◽  
Rat Hearts ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Fatty Acid Inhibition ◽  
Mechanical Recovery ◽  
Stimulation Of

We have previously shown that high concentrations of fatty acids depress reperfusion recovery of ischemic rat hearts as a result of a fatty acid inhibition of glucose oxidation. In this study, we determined whether dichloroacetate, an activator of pyruvate dehydrogenase, could overcome fatty acid inhibition of glucose oxidation and thereby improve mechanical recovery of hearts reperfused after a period of transient global ischemia. Isolated working rat hearts, perfused with 11 mM glucose, 1.2 mM palmitate, and 500 microU/ml insulin, were subjected to a 30-min period of no flow ischemia, followed by a 30-min period of reperfusion. Under these conditions, control hearts recovered 37% of preischemic function. The addition of 1 mM dichloroacetate to the perfusate at reperfusion resulted in a significant improvement in recovery of mechanical function (to 73% of preischemic function). When dichloroacetate was added before the onset of ischemia, however, this protective effect was lost, and a significant increase in myocardial lactate accumulation during ischemia was observed. The effects of dichloroacetate on glucose oxidation rates in both nonischemic and reperfused ischemic hearts was determined by perfusing hearts with 11 mM [U-14C]glucose and 1.2 mM palmitate and quantitatively collecting 14CO2 produced by the heart. In nonischemic hearts, 1 mM dichloroacetate increased steady-state glucose oxidation rates from 298 +/- 69 to 1,223 +/- 135 nmol.g dry wt-1.min-1. The addition of dichloroacetate to hearts reperfused after a 25-min period of ischemia also increased glucose oxidation rates from (112 +/- 25 to 561 +/- 83 nmol.g dry wt-1.min-1).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

scholarly journals Development of fatty acid oxidation in neonatal guinea-pig liver

1982 ◽  
Vol 208 (3) ◽  
pp. 723-730 ◽  
Author(s):  
D A Shipp ◽  
M Parameswaran ◽  
I J Arinze
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Guinea Pig ◽  
Ketone Bodies ◽  
Liver Mitochondria ◽  
Fatty Acyl ◽  
Acid Oxidation ◽  
Beta Oxidation ◽  
Pig Liver ◽  
Guinea Pig Liver

The capacity of foetal and neonatal liver to oxidize short-, medium- and long-chain fatty acids was studied in the guinea pig. Liver mitochondria from foetal and newborn animals were unable to synthesize ketone bodies from octanoate, but octanoylcarnitine and palmitoylcarnitine were readily ketogenic. The ketogenic capacity at 24 h after birth was as high as in adult animals. Hepatocytes isolated from term animals were unable to oxidize fatty acids, but at 6 h after birth production of 14CO2, acid-soluble products and acetoacetate from 1-14C-labelled fatty acids was 40-50% of the rates at 24 h. At 12 h of age these rates had already reached the 24 h values and did not change during suckling in the first week of life. The activities of hepatic fatty acyl-CoA synthetases, which were minimal in the foetus or at term, increased to maximal values in 12-24 h. The data show that the capacity for beta-oxidation and ketogenesis develops maximally in this species during the first 6-12 h after birth, and appears to be partly dependent on the development of fatty acid-activating enzyme.

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