Studies on the Hydrolysis of 1-Alk-1´-enyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine by Microsomes from Myelinating Rat Brain

Abstract
Microsomal fractions of 14 day old rat brain were incubated at pH 7.1 with 1-[1''-14C]-alk-1''-enyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (lysoplasmalogen). 1-[1''-14C]alkenylglycerol was produced by hydrolyzing enzyme activities, which were stimulated by Mg2 and inhibited by SH-group reagents. Hydrolysis of 1-[1''-14C]alkyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine is very similar in this respect, but the Km value is higher in the former case. The 1-alkyl compound acts as a non-competitive inhibitor of the hydrolyzing enzyme activity described. The hydrolysis of the 1-alkyl derivative is not inhibited by the 1-alkenyl compound.

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