title: Substrate specificity of a dicarboxyl-CoA: dicarboxylic acid coenzyme A transferase from rat liver mitochondria.
abstract: Substrate specificity of a dicarboxyl-CoA: dicarboxylic acids coenzyme A transferase purified from rat liver mitochondria was assayed. In addition to the previously identified substrates succinyl-CoA, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA and malonyl-CoA (Francesconi et al.(1989) Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 999, 163-170) also methylmalonyl-CoA, glutaryl-CoA and adipyl-CoA acted as enzyme substrates, with the latter thioester showing the highest apparent affinity. All corresponding dicarboxylic acids, but not oxaloacetic, citric, alpha-ketoglutaric, malic, fumaric and glutamic acids, acted as coenzyme A acceptor substrates. None of the tested monocarboxylic acids, or the corresponding coenzyme A esters, were enzymatically transformed by the here described coenzyme A transferase.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Deana
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015256:Coenzyme A-Transferases / Q000378:metabolism*; D003998:Dicarboxylic Acids; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D008930:Mitochondria, Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D051381:Rats; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D003998:Dicarboxylic Acids; D015256:Coenzyme A-Transferases