β‐oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids in peroxisomes Subcellular distribution of Δ32‐enoyl‐CoA isomerase activity in rat liver

Abstract
The metabolism of the double bonds at the Δ3 position in fatty acids was studied in rat liver. Infusion of δ3-trans-dodecenoic acid into isolated perfused liver and subecllular fractionation studies showed the presence of both peroxisomal and mitochondrial Δ32-enoyl-CoA isomerase activity (EC 5.3.3.8). These findings together with the previous demonstration of peroxisomal 2,4-dienoyl-CoA reductase (EC 1.3.1.34) [(1981) J. Biol. Chem. 256, 8259–8262] and D-3-OH-acyl-CoA epimerase (EC 5.1.2.3) [(1985) FEBS Lett. 185, 129–134] activities show that peroxisomes possess all the auxiliary enzymes required for the β-oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids.