title: Pancreatic cholesterol esterases. 2. Purification and characterization of human pancreatic fatty acid ethyl ester synthase.
abstract: Human pancreatic fatty acid ethyl ester synthase has been isolated and purified 1200-fold to homogeneity, and its activities, binding properties, and N-terminal amino acid sequence indicate that it is a member of the lipase family. This 52-kDa monomeric protein is present at 0.6-1.2 mg/g of pancreas, and it catalyzes the synthesis and hydrolysis of ethyl oleate at rates of 2400 nmol mg-1 h-1 and 30 nmol mg-1 h-1, respectively. Kinetic analyses reveal a pronounced substrate specificity for unsaturated octadecanoic fatty acids, with ethyl ester synthetic rates of 2400 nmol mg-1 h-1 (linoleic), 2400 nmol mg-1 h-1 (oleic), 400 nmol mg-1 h-1 (arachidonic), 300 nmol mg-1 h-1 (palmitic), and 100 nmol mg-1 h-1 (stearic). Like cholesterol esterase, the enzyme binds to immobilized heparin, and this property was critical for its purification to homogeneity. Its N-terminal amino acid sequence is virtually identical with that reported for human triglyceride lipase, NH2-X-Glu-Val-Cys-5Tyr-Glu-Arg-Leu-Gly-10Cys-Phe-Ser-Asp- Asp-15Ser-Pro-Trp-Ser-Gly-20Ile, and it differs by only four residues from that reported for porcine pancreatic lipase. The synthase purified here also cleaves triglycerides, hydrolyzing triolein at a rate of 30 nmol mg-1 h-1, and this activity is stimulated by colipase and inhibited by sodium chloride. Conversely, commercially available porcine triglyceride lipase exhibits fatty acid ethyl ester synthase activity (1530 nmol mg-1 h-1) and hydrolyzes triolein at a rate of 23 nmol mg-1 h-1.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Division, Jewish Hospital of St. Louis, Washington University Medical Center, Missouri 63110.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Riley
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Kyger
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Spilburg
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Lange
mesh_terms: D000217:Acyltransferases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002265:Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D003089:Colipases / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010179:Pancreas / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D002787:Sterol Esterase / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D003089:Colipases; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D000217:Acyltransferases; D002265:Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases; D002787:Sterol Esterase; C043403:fatty acyl ethyl ester synthase