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.