Journal of Lipid Research, Vol 26, 610-616, Copyright © 1985 by Lipid Research, Inc.

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Phosphatidylserine decarboxylase from Clostridium butyricum

JN Verma and H Goldfine

Phosphatidylserine decarboxylase activity has been characterized in membrane preparations from Clostridium butyricum ATCC 19398. A particulate fraction was shown to catalyze the formation of phosphatidylethanolamine and plasmenylethanolamine when vesicles containing phosphatidylserine and plasmenylserine were used as substrate. No plasmenylethanolamine was formed when phosphatidylserine alone was used as substrate. The activity with phosphatidylserine was activated by divalent cations and was optimal under anaerobic conditions. Ionic detergents inhibited phosphatidylethanolamine formation strongly and nonionic detergents inhibited partially. In the presence of Triton X-100, phosphate from [32P]phosphatidylserine appeared in three unidentified lipid products, in addition to phosphatidylethanolamine. The formation of these products was time- and Triton X-100 concentration-dependent. Hydroxylamine inhibited phosphatidylserine decarboxylase, but did not prevent the reactions stimulated by Triton X-100.
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