title: Inhibition by acetyl-CoA of hepatic carnitine acyltransferase and fatty acid oxidation.
abstract: At micromolar concentrations, acetyl-CoA inhibited hepatic carnitine acyltransferase activity and mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation. The inhibitory effects were not nearly as potent on a molar basis as those of malonyl-CoA; nevertheless, the cytosolic concentrations of acetyl-CoA, as yet unknown, may be sufficient (greater than 30 microM) to curtail appreciably the mitochondrial transfer of long-chain acyl-CoA units and fatty acid oxidation. Hence acetyl-CoA may also partially regulate hepatic ketogenesis.
mesh_terms: D000105:Acetyl Coenzyme A / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000217:Acyltransferases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D000818:Animals; D002334:Carnitine O-Palmitoyltransferase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007657:Ketone Bodies / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008316:Malonyl Coenzyme A / Q000494:pharmacology; D008930:Mitochondria, Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011247:Pregnancy; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013217:Starvation / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D007657:Ketone Bodies; D008316:Malonyl Coenzyme A; D000105:Acetyl Coenzyme A; D000217:Acyltransferases; D002334:Carnitine O-Palmitoyltransferase