Acyl-CoA oxidase activity and peroxisomal fatty acid oxidation in rat tissues. 1988

F A Reubsaet, and J H Veerkamp, and S G Bukkens, and J M Trijbels, and L A Monnens
Department of Pediatrics, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Acyl-CoA oxidase, the first enzyme of the peroxisomal beta-oxidation, was proved to be rate-limiting for this process in homogenates of rat liver, kidney, adrenal gland, heart and skeletal muscle. Acyl-CoA oxidase activity, based on H2O2-dependent leuko-dichlorofluorescein oxidation in tissue extract, was compared with radiochemically assayed peroxisomal beta-oxidation rates. Dichlorofluorescein production was a valid measure of peroxisomal fatty acid oxidation only in liver and kidney, but not in adrenal gland, heart or skeletal muscle. Production of 14C-labeled acid-soluble products from 1-14C-labeled fatty acids in the presence of antimycin-rotenone appears to be a more accurate and sensitive estimate of peroxisomal beta-oxidation than the acyl-CoA oxidase activity on base of H2O2 production. Chain-length specificity of acyl-CoA oxidase changed with the acyl-CoA concentrations used. Below 80 microM, palmitoyl-CoA showed the highest activity of the measured substrates in rat liver extract. No indications were obtained for the presence in rat liver of more forms of acyl-CoA oxidase with different chain-length specificity.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007668 Kidney Body organ that filters blood for the secretion of URINE and that regulates ion concentrations. Kidneys
D007700 Kinetics The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D008297 Male Males
D008830 Microbodies Electron-dense cytoplasmic particles bounded by a single membrane, such as PEROXISOMES; GLYOXYSOMES; and glycosomes. Glycosomes,Glycosome,Microbody
D009132 Muscles Contractile tissue that produces movement in animals. Muscle Tissue,Muscle,Muscle Tissues,Tissue, Muscle,Tissues, Muscle
D009206 Myocardium The muscle tissue of the HEART. It is composed of striated, involuntary muscle cells (MYOCYTES, CARDIAC) connected to form the contractile pump to generate blood flow. Muscle, Cardiac,Muscle, Heart,Cardiac Muscle,Myocardia,Cardiac Muscles,Heart Muscle,Heart Muscles,Muscles, Cardiac,Muscles, Heart
D010084 Oxidation-Reduction A chemical reaction in which an electron is transferred from one molecule to another. The electron-donating molecule is the reducing agent or reductant; the electron-accepting molecule is the oxidizing agent or oxidant. Reducing and oxidizing agents function as conjugate reductant-oxidant pairs or redox pairs (Lehninger, Principles of Biochemistry, 1982, p471). Redox,Oxidation Reduction
D010088 Oxidoreductases The class of all enzymes catalyzing oxidoreduction reactions. The substrate that is oxidized is regarded as a hydrogen donor. The systematic name is based on donor:acceptor oxidoreductase. The recommended name will be dehydrogenase, wherever this is possible; as an alternative, reductase can be used. Oxidase is only used in cases where O2 is the acceptor. (Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992, p9) Dehydrogenases,Oxidases,Oxidoreductase,Reductases,Dehydrogenase,Oxidase,Reductase
D010171 Palmitoyl Coenzyme A A fatty acid coenzyme derivative which plays a key role in fatty acid oxidation and biosynthesis. Palmitoyl CoA,Hexadecanoyl CoA,Palmityl CoA,CoA, Hexadecanoyl,CoA, Palmitoyl,CoA, Palmityl,Coenzyme A, Palmitoyl

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