title: Mitochondrial and peroxisomal metabolism of glutaryl-CoA.
abstract: Using a fraction purified from liver peroxisomes, we demonstrate that products of the glutaryl-CoA oxidase reaction are glutaconyl-CoA and H2O2. No glutaconyl-CoA decarboxylation occurs with this fraction. In whole tissue homogenates, the handling of glutaryl-CoA by glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase is inhibited when reoxidation of FADH2 is blocked. Under these conditions, glutaconyl-CoA decarboxylation, however, can still occur and 14CO2 is produced from labelled glutaryl-CoA in mole/mole ratio with H2O2. These data indicate that in the absence of its mitochondrial dehydrogenation, glutaryl-CoA is oxidized in peroxisomes to glutaconyl-CoA which is probably transferred to mitochondria where it is decarboxylated and further processed. This hypothesis allows coherent explanation for the observed organic aciduria in both glutaricaciduria types I and II.
mesh_terms: D000214:Acyl Coenzyme A / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001711:Biotransformation; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008830:Microbodies / Q000378:metabolism*; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000214:Acyl Coenzyme A; C015901:glutaryl-coenzyme A; D010088:Oxidoreductases; C042428:glutaryl coenzyme A oxidase