Abstract
Acetyl-coenzyme A (CoA) synthetase was purified 364-fold from leaves of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) using ammonium sulfate fractionation followed by ion exchange, dye-ligand, and gel permeation chromatography. The final specific activity was 2.77 units per milligram protein. The average Mr value of the native enzyme was about 73,000. The Michaelis constants determined for Mg-ATP, acetate, and coenzyme A were 150, 57, and 5 micromolar, respectively. The purified enzyme was sensitive to substrate inhibition by CoA with an apparent Ki for CoA of 700 micromolar. The enzyme was specific for acetate; other short and long chain fatty acids were ineffective as substrates. Several intermediates and end products of fatty acid synthesis were examined as potential inhibitors of acetyl-CoA synthetase activity, but none of the compounds tested significantly inhibited acetyl-CoA synthetase activity in vitro. The properties of the purified enzyme support the postulated role of acetyl-CoA synthetase as a primary source of chloroplast acetyl-CoA.
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