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Activity of cytoplasmic acetyl-CoA hydrolase in sheep liver and its potential role in heat production

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

N. S. Jessop
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JGUK
N. D. Scollan
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JGUK
M. J. Souter
Affiliation:
The Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB2 9SBUK
B. Crabtree
Affiliation:
The Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB2 9SBUK

Summary

Acetyl-CoA hydrolase which is stimulated by adenosine-5′-triphosphate is present in the cytoplasm of ovine liver and, unlike in certain others species, is not inactivated by cold. It is suggested that this enzyme is involved in a substrate cycle between acetate and acetyl-CoA. The heat produced as a result of such cycling may be as much as 2·5% of basal heat production and may be partly responsible for the increased heat increment that often follows the ingestion of diets that provide large quantities of acetate.

Type
Animals
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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