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. 1965 Jan;94(1):209–215. doi: 10.1042/bj0940209

Citrate and the conversion of carbohydrate in fat. The activities of citrate-cleavage enzyme and acetate thiokinase in livers of starved and re-fed rats

Melodee S Kornacker 1, J M Lowenstein 1
PMCID: PMC1206429  PMID: 14342232

Abstract

1. The activity of citrate-cleavage enzyme varies in accordance with the nutritional state of the animal. It is suppressed on starvation and restored on re-feeding after starvation. 2. The increase in enzyme activity that occurs on re-feeding starved animals depends on the diet. It is largest on diets high in carbohydrate and low in fat, and smallest on diets high in fat. Intermediate increases are obtained with balanced diets. 3. The ratio of activities of citrate-cleavage enzyme to acetate thiokinase varies from 2·5 for animals maintained on a balanced diet to 20 for animals re-fed with a diet high in carbohydrate. 4. The changes in activity of citrate-cleavage enzyme correlate with changes in the rate of fatty acid synthesis and provide evidence for the involvement of the citrate-cleavage reaction in fatty acid synthesis.

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