title: Characterization of lignoceroyl-CoA ligase activity in chicken liver microsomes.
abstract: Lignoceroyl-coenzyme A (CoA) ligase activity was detected in microsomal fractions from chicken liver in the presence of alpha-cyclodextrin as a solubilizing agent of lignoceric acid. Heptakis(2,6-di-O-methyl)-beta-cyclodextrin (dimethyl-beta-cyclodextrin) and hexakis(2,6-di-O-methyl)-alpha-cyclodextrin (dimethyl-alpha-cyclodextrin), among the cyclodextrins tested, were more effective than alpha-cyclodextrin as solubilizing agents. We have characterized lignoceroyl-CoA ligase activity in comparison with palmitoyl-CoA ligase activity. Lignoceroyl-CoA and palmitoyl-CoA ligase activities showed a similar dependency on CoA concentration. However, lignoceroyl-CoA ligase activity exhibited responses to the Mg2+ ion, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), ATP analogues (adenosine monophosphate (AMP) and adenosine diphosphate (ADP)), and heat treatment, which were distinctly different from the responses of palmitoyl-CoA ligase activity. These results are consistent with the idea that lignoceroyl-CoA and palmitoyl-CoA are synthesized by two different enzymes.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Health Chemistry, Niigata College of Pharmacy, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shiraishi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Uda
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D003066:Coenzyme A Ligases / Q000378:metabolism*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008345:Manganese / Q000494:pharmacology; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D000098859:Long-Chain-Fatty-Acid-CoA Ligase
chemical_list: D012097:Repressor Proteins; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D008345:Manganese; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D003066:Coenzyme A Ligases; C044125:lignoceroyl-CoA ligase; C090799:FAA2 protein, S cerevisiae; D000098859:Long-Chain-Fatty-Acid-CoA Ligase