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  • Title: Purification of acyl CoA:1-acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylcholine acyltransferase.
    Author: Gavino VC, Deamer DW.
    Journal: J Bioenerg Biomembr; 1982 Dec; 14(5-6):513-26. PubMed ID: 7161282.
    Abstract:
    Acyl coenzyme A:1-acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylcholine acyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.23) is capable of forming lipid bilayer vesicles from its soluble substrates lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) and oleoyl CoA. This suggested a purification method in which rat liver microsomes are first washed with deoxycholate to increase specific activity of the endogenous acyltransferase approximately fivefold, then solubilized by the detergent effect of excess LPC and oleoyl CoA in 1:1 stoichiometric ratios. As the LPC is converted to phosphatidylcholine by acyl group transfer, the detergent effect is lost and lipid vesicles containing the enzyme activity are produced. Other microsomal proteins are excluded from the vesicles. The vesicles may be separated by density gradient flotation and are found to contain acyltransferase with a specific activity of 9-10 mu mol/mg/min. This reflects a purification of approximately 140-fold, about ten times greater than achieved in previous studies.
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