BACKGROUND Cell growth requires fatty acids for membrane synthesis. Fatty acids are assembled from 2-carbon units in the form of acetyl-CoA (AcCoA). In nutrient and oxygen replete conditions, acetyl-CoA is predominantly derived from glucose. In hypoxia, however, flux from glucose to acetyl-CoA decreases, and the fractional contribution of glutamine to acetyl-CoA increases. The significance of o...

BACKGROUND Acetyl-triacylglycerols (acetyl-TAGs) are unusual triacylglycerol (TAG) molecules that contain an sn-3 acetate group. Compared to typical triacylglycerol molecules (here referred to as long chain TAGs; lcTAGs), acetyl-TAGs possess reduced viscosity and improved cold temperature properties, which may allow direct use as a drop-in diesel fuel. Their different chemical and physical prop...

Acetyl CoA carboxylase was purified from liver of fasted-refed rats to near homogeneity, based on electrophoretic analysis and biotin content. These preparations contained an endogenous protein kinase that catalyzed the transfer of radioactive phosphate from [gamma-32P]ATP to acetyl CoA carboxylase, accompanied by a decrease in acetyl CoA carboxylase activity. Phosphate incorporated into acetyl...

Simple and sensitive spectrophotometric and radiochemical procedures are described for the assay of acetyl-CoA:arylamine N-acetyltransferase (NAT; EC 2.3.1.5), which catalyzes the reaction acetyl-CoA + arylamine----N-acetylated arylamine + CoASH. The methods are applicable to crude tissue homogenates and blood lysates. The spectrophotometric assay is characterized by two features: (i) NAT activ...

Incubation of mature sweet corn kernels of Zea mays in dilute solutions of (14)C-labeled indole-3-acetic acid leads to the formation of (14)C-labeled esters of myo-inositol, glucose, and glucans. Utilizing this knowledge it was found that an enzyme preparation from immature sweet corn kernels of Zea mays catalyzed the CoA- and ATP-dependent esterification of indole-3-acetic acid to myo-inositol...

1. Sodium (N-acetyl-N-phenylhydroxylamine beta-d-glucosid)uronate was isolated from the urine of rabbits receiving N-acetyl-N-phenylhydroxylamine. 2. Its chemical structure was confirmed by the correspondence of the infrared spectrum of its tri-O-acetyl methyl ester derivative with the tri-O-acetyl methyl ester derivative of an authentic specimen prepared by the Koenigs-Knorr synthesis.

An investigation was made of the interaction of pyruvate carboxylase with its allosteric effector, acetyl-CoA, and the velocity profile of the deacylation of acetyl-CoA as a function of acetyl-CoA concentration indicated that this ligand does not bind to this enzyme in a positive homotropic co-operative manner. An examination was therefore made of the factors that contribute to the sigmoidicity...

Sagers, Richard D. (Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah), Moshe Benziman, and Sigrid M. Klein. Failure of arsenate to uncouple the phosphotransacetylase system in Clostridium acidiurici. J. Bacteriol. 86:978-984. 1963.-The conversion of pyruvate to acetyl phosphate by extracts of Clostridium acidiurici required coenzyme A (CoA), an electron-carrier system (ferredoxin and nicotinamide adenine ...

OBJECTIVE This study was performed to determine the effect of N-acetyl-L-cysteine, a modified sulfur-containing amino acid that acts as a strong cellular antioxidant, on the response to environmental stressors and on aging in C. elegans. METHOD The survival of worms under oxidative stress conditions induced by paraquat was evaluated with and without in vivo N-acetyl-L-cysteine treatment. The ...