title: Fatty acid synthesis from [2-14C]acetate in normal and peroxisome-deficient (Zellweger) fibroblasts.
abstract: The incorporation of [2-14C]acetate into the lipids of normal and peroxisome-deficient (Zellweger's syndrome) skin fibroblasts was examined. Most of the label was incorporated into triacylglycerol fatty acids in normal as well as Zellweger's syndrome cells. Triacylglycerols and cholesteryl esters in Zellweger's syndrome cells contained increased levels of labelled saturated and monounsaturated very long-chain fatty acids (VLCFA, that is fatty acids with more than 22 carbon atoms), in particular hexacosanoic (26:0) and hexacosaenoic (26:1) acids. As traces of labelled VLCFA with up to 32 carbon atoms were detected in triacylglycerols even in control cells it is probable that these fatty acids are formed naturally during the elongation process. Our data suggest that peroxisomes are involved in the chain shortening of the saturated and monounsaturated VLCFA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Pathology, Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, South Australia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Poulos
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Usher
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Paton
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000378:metabolism*; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D002788:Cholesterol Esters / Q000378:metabolism; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000378:metabolism; D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated / Q000378:metabolism; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008830:Microbodies / Q000502:physiology*; D019301:Oleic Acid; D009829:Oleic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D013229:Stearic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000378:metabolism; D015211:Zellweger Syndrome / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D002788:Cholesterol Esters; D005227:Fatty Acids; D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; D009829:Oleic Acids; D013229:Stearic Acids; D014280:Triglycerides; D019301:Oleic Acid; C031183:stearic acid; C017364:hexacosanoic acid