title: Studies on the metabolism of unsaturated fatty acids. XVI. Purification and general properties of 2,4-dienoyl-CoA reductase from Candida lipolytica.
abstract: 2,4-Dienoyl-CoA reductase has been purified to homogeneity from Candida lipolytica cultivated in the presence of linoleic acid. The native enzyme had a molecular weight close to 360,000 as estimated by gel filtration on Sepharose CL-4B, whereas the subunit molecular weight estimated by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis was 33,000. The purified 2,4-dienoyl-CoA reductase from C. lipolytica gave a single precipitin line with antibodies raised against the purified enzyme from C. lipolytica. The general properties of the 2,4-dienyl-CoA reductase from C. lipolytica were examined. The enzyme had optimal pH at 6.5 and was inactivated by heat treatment at 50 degrees C for 10 min. trans-2,trans-4-Octadienoyl-CoA was the most active substrate of the dienoyl-CoA esters examined.
mesh_terms: D002175:Candida / Q000201:enzymology*; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D044943:Fatty Acid Desaturases / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007120:Immunochemistry; D008970:Molecular Weight; D044925:Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group Donors; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D044943:Fatty Acid Desaturases; D044925:Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group Donors; C100153:2,4-dienoyl-CoA reductase