A new, simple assay for long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase in cultured skin fibroblasts using stable isotopes and GC-MS

K. E. Niezen-Koning, R. J. Wanders, G. T. Nagel, L. IJlst, H. S. Heymans

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)28-32
JournalBiochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Basis of Disease
Volume1180
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1992

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