Stereospecific reduction of crotonyl coenzyme A
An enzyme preparation obtained from brain tissue catalyzes the stereospecific reduction of crotonyl CoA to butyrate. Tritium from TPNH3 was localized predominantly on the β-carbon of recovered butyric acid. Both this enzyme and a preparation from adipose tissue, which also catalyzes the reduction of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1962-04-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520404353 |