Published May 25, 1990 | Version v1
Journal article

The functional size of acyl-coenzyme A (CoA):cholesterol acyltransferase and acyl-CoA hydrolase as determined by radiation inactivation

  • 1. E. I. du Pont de Nemours ampersand Co., Inc., Wilmington, DE (USA)

Description

Frozen rat liver microsomes and rough endoplasmic reticulum were irradiated with high energy electrons. The surviving enzymatic activity of acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase and activity for esterification of 25-hydroxycholesterol decreased as a simple exponential function of radiation exposure, leading to a target size of 170-180 kDa. The loss of acyl-CoA hydrolase activity with a radiation dose was complex and resolved as a 45-kDa enzyme associated with a large inhibitor. It is interpreted that acyl-CoA hydrolase is the acyl-CoA-binding component and the inhibitor is the cholesterol-binding component of acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase

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Journal Title
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Journal Volume
265
Journal Issue
15
Series
J. Biol. Chem.
Journal Page Range
8632-8635
ISSN
0021-9258
CODEN
JBCHA