Abstract
In this paper, we present a new method for measurement of long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (LCAD) activities in cultured skin fibroblasts. The method is based upon gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric determination of 3-OH-hexadecanoic acid formed during incubation of fibroblasts in a medium containing palmitoyl-CoA and crotonase, to convert the enoyl-CoA ester produced into the 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA ester. The validity of the method is demonstrated by the finding of a full deficiency of LCAD in fibroblasts from three patients with an established deficiency of LCAD
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 28-32 |
Journal | Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Basis of Disease |
Volume | 1180 |
Issue number | 1 |
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Publication status | Published - 1992 |