Origin of Hydrogen Atoms in the Fatty Acids Synthesized with Yeast Fatty Acid Synthetase1

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Abstract
The mechanism of hydrogen incorporation into fatty acids was investigated with an enzyme preparation from baker's yeast. Fatty acids synthesized from malonyl-CoA and acetyl-CoA in the presence of D2O or stereospecifically deuterium-labeled NADPH were isolated and analyzed by mass chromatography to examine the localization of deuterium atoms in the molecule. The following results were obtained: