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. 1989 Mar;89(3):1006–1010. doi: 10.1104/pp.89.3.1006

Inhibition of Neutral Lipase from Castor Bean Lipid Bodies by Coenzyme A (CoA) and Oleoyl-CoA 1

Matthew J Hills 1,2, Denis J Murphy 1,3, Harry Beevers 1
PMCID: PMC1055958  PMID: 16666608

Abstract

The neutral lipase (EC 3.1.1.3) in lipid body membranes isolated from the endosperm of 4 day old castor (Ricinus communis L.) seedlings catalyzes the hydrolysis of [14C]trioleoylglycerol, releasing [14C]oleic acid for up to 4 hours. However, the addition of Mg-ATP and coenzyme A (CoA), which are present in the cytoplasm of plant cells, caused a progressive inhibition of the neutral lipase such that after 15 minutes, release of [14C]oleic acid was almost undetectable. A fatty acyl CoA synthetase was found in the lipid body membrane which converts [14C]oleic acid produced from the lipase reaction to [14C]oleoyl-CoA under these conditions. The concentration of free oleoyl-CoA in the reaction mixture when the lipase was inhibited by 50% was calculated to be about 21 micromolar. It was found that a mixture of exogenously added oleoyl-CoA and CoA was most effective in causing lipase inhibition. Little inhibition of lipase was detected in the presence of CoA alone. It is possible that this effect is important In vivo in coordinating lipase activity with fatty acid oxidation.

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