Table II.
Properties of short-chain acyl-CoA oxidase purified from pumpkin cotyledons
Native molecular mass | 180 kD |
Subunit molecular mass | 47 kD |
pI | >9.0 |
Km (hexanoyl-CoA) | 1.7 |
pH optimum (hexanoyl-CoA) | 8.3 |
Activity on branched-chain acyl-CoAs (isobutyryl-CoA and isovaleryl-CoA) | NDa |
Activity on glutaryl-CoA (dicarboxylic) | ND |
Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase activity | ND |
Subcellular localization | Peroxisomes |
ND, Not detected.