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Fat metabolism in higher plants: Metabolism of medium chain fatty acids

Author(s) -

Sodja Ann,

Stumpf P. K.

Publication year - 1975

Publication title -

lipids

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.601

H-Index - 120

eISSN - 1558-9307

pISSN - 0024-4201

DOI - 10.1007/bf02532327

Subject(s) - spinach , lauric acid , metabolism , chemistry , clinical chemistry , biochemistry , fatty acid metabolism , fatty acid , redox , lipid metabolism , function (biology) , anaerobic exercise , lipidology , organic chemistry , biology , physiology , evolutionary biology

Cell free preparations of avocado mesocarp and spinach leaf tissue rapidly convert lauryl CoA to DL‐3‐hydroxyl lauric acid as well as 2−, and 3‐dodecanoic acids. The conversion does not occur under anaerobic conditions unless a suitable redox carrier such as ferredoxin is present. H 2 18 O is incorporated into the 3‐hydroxyl function, but O 2 18 is not. The characteristics of this system are presented and a possible function of this system is proposed.

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