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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.