| Literature DB >> 2358068 |
A Shibahara1, K Yamamoto, M Takeoka, A Kinoshita, G Kajimoto, T Nakayama, M Noda.
Abstract
The novel pathways of oleic acid formation from cis-vaccenic (cis-11-octadecenoic) acid and of cis-vaccenic acid formation from oleic acid by enzymatic positional isomerization have been proposed in higher plants, based on stable-isotope experiments using [2,2-2H2]cis-vaccenate or [2,2-2H2]oleate as an immediate precursor. A pulp homogenate and also pulp slices prepared from developing kaki (Diospyros kaki) fruit could catalyze these hitherto unknown isomerizations. This suggests the presence of a new type of isomerase responsible for the double-bond shifting reaction without cis-trans isomerization in the middle of fatty acid carbon chains.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2358068 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(90)80254-g
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124