title: Inactivation of medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase by oct-4-en-2-ynoyl-CoA.
abstract: Mitochondrial medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase is a key enzyme for the beta-oxidation of fatty acids, which catalyzes the FAD-dependent oxidation of a variety of acyl-CoA substrates to the corresponding trans-2-enoyl-CoA thioesters. Oct-4-en-2-ynoyl-CoA was identified as a new irreversible inhibitor of acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, and kinetic parameters K(I) and k(inact) were determined to be 11 microM and 0.025 min(-1), respectively. Triple bond between C2 and C3 of the inhibitor was identified as the functional group responsible for enzyme inactivation, and Michael addition is proposed as the mechanism for this inactivation, which is a new pathway for inactivation of MCAD by inhibitors. The inhibitor may become a lead for further development for treating non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, PR China.
authors.forename: Jia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Guisheng
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Wenhua
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Ding
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D044944:Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002384:Catalysis; D003065:Coenzyme A / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D015394:Molecular Structure; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D044944:Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenases; D003065:Coenzyme A