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. 1979 Jul 1;181(1):119–125. doi: 10.1042/bj1810119

Differences between microsomal and mitochondrial-matrix palmitoyl-coenzyme A hydrolase, and palmitoyl-L-carnitine hydrolase from rat liver.

R K Berge, B Døssland
PMCID: PMC1161132  PMID: 39553

Abstract

Palmitoyl-CoA hydrolase (EC 3.1.2.2) and palmitoyl-L-carnitine hydrolase (EC 3.1.1.28) activities from rat liver were investigated. 1. Microsomal and mitochondrial-matrix palmitoyl-CoA hydrolase activities had similar pH and temperature optima, although the activities showed different temperature stability. They were inhibited by Pb2+ and Zn2+. The palmitoyl-CoA hydrolase activities in microsomal fraction and mitochondrial matrix were differently affected by the addition of Mg2+, Ca2+, Co2+, K+ and Na+ to the reaction mixture. ATP, ADP and NAD+ stimulated the microsomal activity and inhibited the mitochondrial-matrix enzyme. The activity of both the microsomal and mitochondrial-matrix hydrolase enzymes was specific for long-chain fatty acyl-CoA esters (C12-C18), with the highest activity for palmitoyl-CoA. The apparent Km for palmitoyl-CoA was 47 microM for the microsomal enzyme and 17 microM for the mitochondrial-matrix enzyme. 2. The palmitoyl-CoA hydrolase and palmitoyl-L-carnitine hydrolase activities of microsomal fraction had similar pH optima and were stimulated by dithiothreitol, but were affected differently by the addition of Pb2+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Mn2+ and cysteine. The two enzymes had different temperature-sensitivities. 3. The data strongly suggest that palmitoyl-CoA hydrolase and palmitoyl-L-carnitine hydrolase are separate microsomal enzymes, and that the hydrolysis of palmitoyl-CoA in the microsomal fraction and mitochondria matrix was catalysed by two different enzymes.

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