title: Acetoacetate metabolism in rat brain. Development of acetoacetyl-coenzyme A deacylase and 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A synthase.
abstract: 1. Data are provided that indicate that the rat brain acetoacetyl-CoA deacylase is almost exclusively mitochondrial. Developmental studies show that this enzyme more than doubles its activity during suckling (0--21 days) and then maintains this activity in adults (approx. 1.1 units/g wet wt.). 2. Kinetic studies (on the acetoacetyl-CoA deacylase) in a purified brain mitochondrial preparation give a Vmax. of 47 nmol/min per mg of protein, and a Km for acetoacetyl-CoA of 5.2 micron and are compatible with substrate inhibition by acetoacetyl-CoA above concentrations of 47 micron. 3. The total brain 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA synthase remains constant in the developing and adult rat brain (approx. 1.2 units/g wet wt.). This enzyme is located in both the mitochondrial and cytosolic fractions. During suckling (0--21 days) the mitochondrial 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase represents approx. one-third of the total, but this increases markedly to about 60% of the total in the adult. The cytosolic enzyme correspondingly falls to approx. 40% of the total. 4. The role of the acetoacetyl-CoA deacylase in providing cytosolic acetoacetate for biosynthetic activities in the developing brain is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000090:Acetoacetates / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D000833:Animals, Suckling; D001921:Brain / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006904:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Synthase / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D007652:Oxo-Acid-Lyases / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D013347:Subcellular Fractions / Q000378:metabolism; D013869:Thiolester Hydrolases
chemical_list: D000090:Acetoacetates; D006904:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Synthase; D013869:Thiolester Hydrolases; D007652:Oxo-Acid-Lyases