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. 1982 Jun;69(6):1293-7.
doi: 10.1104/pp.69.6.1293.

Solubilization and Characterization of an Acyl-Coenzyme A : O-LYSOPHOSPHOLIPID ACYLTRANSFERASE FROM THE MICROSOMES OF DEVELOPING SAFFLOWER SEEDS

R A Moreau  1 , P K Stumpf
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Solubilization and Characterization of an Acyl-Coenzyme A : O-LYSOPHOSPHOLIPID ACYLTRANSFERASE FROM THE MICROSOMES OF DEVELOPING SAFFLOWER SEEDS

R A Moreau et al. Plant Physiol. 1982 Jun.

Abstract

Acyl-CoA:O-lysophospholipid acyltransferase activity was measured in extracts of developing safflower (Carthamus tinctorius var. UC-1) seeds. Acyltransferase activity was present in all subcellular fractions. The microsomal acyltransferase activity was solubilized with either 30 mm-n-octylglucoside, 1% deoxycholate, or 100 mum lysophosphatidylcholine. The pH optimum of the lysophosphatidylcholine-dependent acyltransferase activity was at 9.0. Among the various acyl-CoA's tested, oleoyl-CoA was the best substrate and with it the enzyme had a K(m) of 9.5 mum. Among the various acyl acceptors tested, lysophosphatidylcholine (oleoyl) gave the highest activity and the optimal concentration was 30 mum. Acyltransferase activity was stimulated by ethanol and inhibited by bovine serum albumin and divalent cations.

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