COMPARISON OF ACYLCARNITINES AND PYRUVATE AS SUBSTRATES FOR RAT-LIVER MITOCHONDRIA
COMPARISON OF ACYLCARNITINES AND PYRUVATE AS SUBSTRATES FOR RAT-LIVER MITOCHONDRIA
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10.1016/0005-2760(66)90087-7
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1966-01-01
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BREMER, J
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BREMER, J
The oxidation of L-caprinylcarnitine, L-palmitylcarnitine and pyruvate has been compared in rat-liver mitochondria. In the presence of malonate about equal amounts of acetoacetate are formed from all these precursors. The acylcarnitines are oxidized in preference to pyruvate, presumably because the fatty acid [beta] -oxidation process has a greater ability to compete for mito-chondrial CoA. The citric acid cycle suppresses the formation of ketone bodies (acetoacetate + [beta]-hydroxybutyrate), in part by suppressing the formation of acetyl groups, in part by diverting the acetyl groups formed to citrate formation. The ketone body formation from pyruvate is more easily suppressed by the citric acid cycle than is the formation of ketone bodies from the carnitine-bound fatty acids. The results are discussed in relation to the ketonemia which develops in conditions with increased fatty acid mobilization and utilization.