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  • Title: 4-Bromo-2-octenoic acid specifically inactivates 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase and thereby fatty acid oxidation in rat liver mitochondria.
    Author: Li JX, Schulz H.
    Journal: Biochemistry; 1988 Aug 09; 27(16):5995-6000. PubMed ID: 3191104.
    Abstract:
    In an attempt to develop a compound which would specifically inhibit 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase (EC 2.3.1.16) in whole mitochondria, 4-bromo-2-octenoic acid was synthesized and studied. After rat liver mitochondria were preincubated with 4-bromo-2-octenoic acid for 3 min, respiration supported by either palmitoylcarnitine or pyruvate was completely abolished, whereas no inhibition was observed with rat heart mitochondria. Addition of carnitine stimulated respiration supported by pyruvate without relieving inhibition of palmitoylcarnitine-dependent respiration. Hence, this compound seems to be a specific inhibitor of beta-oxidation. When the enzymes of beta-oxidation were assayed in a soluble extract prepared from mitochondria preincubated with 4-bromo-2-octenoic acid, only 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase was found to be inactivated. 4-Bromo-2-octenoic acid is metabolized by mitochondrial beta-oxidation enzymes to 3-keto-4-bromooctanoyl-CoA which effectively and irreversibly inhibits 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase but not acetoacetyl-CoA thiolase (EC 2.3.1.9). Even though 3-keto-4-bromooctanoyl-CoA inhibits the latter enzyme reversibly, 4-bromo-2-octenoic acid does not inhibit ketogenesis in rat liver mitochondria with acetylcarnitine as a substrate. It is concluded that 4-bromo-2-octenoic acid specifically inhibits mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation by inactivating 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase in rat liver mitochondria.
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