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Jakobs BS, Wanders RJ: Conclusive evidence that very-long-chain fatty acids are oxidized exclusively in peroxisomes in human skin fibroblasts. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1991 Aug 15;178(3):842-7.
We have investigated the contribution of peroxisomes and mitochondria to the beta-oxidation of palmitate (C16:0) and cerotate (C26:0) in intact human skin fibroblasts. The oxidation of both fatty acids was found to be inhibited by rotenone plus antimycin and cyanide, respectively, although to a different extent. When 2-[5-(4-chlorophenyl) pentyl]-oxirane-2-carboxylate (POCA) was used to specifically block carnitine palmitoyltransferase I, it was found that palmitate beta-oxidation was inhibited almost completely whereas cerotate beta-oxidation was not affected. Since carnitine palmitoyltransferase is essential for the oxidation of fatty acids in mitochondria this result provides conclusive evidence that oxidation of very-long-chain fatty acids is initiated in peroxisomes and not in mitochondria. |
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