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Coenzyme A activation of acetyl-CoA carboxylase. 1981

L A Yeh, and C S Song, and K H Kim

Acetyl-CoA carboxylase is activated by physiological concentrations of CoA. Activation of partially purified enzyme by CoA is accompanied by a decrease in the Km for acetyl-CoA from 0.2 mM to about 4 microM, which is the physiological concentration of acetyl-CoA in the cytosol. CoA activation of the purified enzyme is accompanied by an increase in the Vmax, without changing the Km for acetyl-CoA. The Km for acetyl-CoA of the purified enzyme is about 10 to 40 microM. The purification procedure results in a decrease in the Km for acetyl-CoA; under these conditions, CoA activation does not cause further lowering of the Km. CoA activation is accompanied by polymerization of the enzyme. However, CoA activation is not causally related to polymerization. There is one CoA binding site/subunit of acetyl-CoA carboxylase. CoA binding at that site is not affected by the presence of citrate, but palmityl-CoA inhibits CoA binding. CoA alone cannot reverse palmityl-CoA inhibition of the carboxylase. Bovine serum albumin and CoA together can activate the palmityl-CoA-inhibited enzyme. This indicates that the involvement of bovine serum albumin-like protein, CoA, and palmityl-CoA may play a physiologically significant role in the control of acetyl-CoA carboxylase.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007700	Kinetics	The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D008025	Ligases	A class of enzymes that catalyze the formation of a bond between two substrate molecules, coupled with the hydrolysis of a pyrophosphate bond in ATP or a similar energy donor. (Dorland, 28th ed) EC 6.	Ligase,Synthetases,Synthetase
D008274	Magnesium	A metallic element that has the atomic symbol Mg, atomic number 12, and atomic weight 24.31. It is important for the activity of many enzymes, especially those involved in OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION.
D008970	Molecular Weight	The sum of the weight of all the atoms in a molecule.	Molecular Weights,Weight, Molecular,Weights, Molecular
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
D011485	Protein Binding	The process in which substances, either endogenous or exogenous, bind to proteins, peptides, enzymes, protein precursors, or allied compounds. Specific protein-binding measures are often used as assays in diagnostic assessments.	Plasma Protein Binding Capacity,Binding, Protein
D003065	Coenzyme A		CoA,CoASH
D004789	Enzyme Activation	Conversion of an inactive form of an enzyme to one possessing metabolic activity. It includes 1, activation by ions (activators); 2, activation by cofactors (coenzymes); and 3, conversion of an enzyme precursor (proenzyme or zymogen) to an active enzyme.	Activation, Enzyme,Activations, Enzyme,Enzyme Activations
D000103	Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase	A carboxylating enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of ATP, acetyl-CoA, and HCO3- to ADP, orthophosphate, and malonyl-CoA. It is a biotinyl-protein that also catalyzes transcarboxylation. The plant enzyme also carboxylates propanoyl-CoA and butanoyl-CoA (From Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992) EC 6.4.1.2.	Acetyl Coenzyme A Carboxylase,Acetyl CoA Carboxylase,Carboxylase, Acetyl-CoA
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia