Fat metabolism in higher plants: metabolism of medium chain fatty acids.
Cell free preparations of avocado mesocarp and spinach leaf tissue rapidly convert lauryl CoA to DL-3-hydroxyl lauric acid as well as 2-, and 3-dodecanoic acids. The conversion does not occur under anaerobic conditions unless a suitable redox carrier such as ferredoxin is present. H2 18O is incorporated into the 3-hydroxyl function, but O2(18) is not. The characteristics of this system are presented and a possible function of this system is proposed.
D000085:Acetates / Q000378:metabolism; D002474:Cell-Free System; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism; D004579:Electron Transport; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D006880:Hydroxy Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D006900:Hydroxylation; D007850:Lauric Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D009243:NAD / Q000494:pharmacology; D009249:NADP / Q000494:pharmacology; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010100:Oxygen; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism*
D000085:Acetates; D005227:Fatty Acids; D006880:Hydroxy Acids; D007850:Lauric Acids; D009243:NAD; D009249:NADP; D010100:Oxygen