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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 260, Issue 3, 1382-1385, 02, 1985

Acid-catalyzed formation of isoprene from a mevalonate-derived product using a rat liver cytosolic fraction

ES Deneris, RA Stein and JF Mead

Isoprene formation in a rat liver cytosolic fraction is shown to be increased 146-fold by acid treatment. This acid catalysis is dependent upon prior incubation of the cytosolic fraction with DL-mevalonate and is stimulated when the incubation also contains ATP. Formation of isoprene proceeds linearly through 5 h of acid treatment and is nearly complete at 10 h. These results suggest that the acid-catalyzed isoprene formation arises from the decomposition of dimethylallyl pyrophosphate via a carbonium ion mechanism. Chemical model studies using 3-methyl-2-buten-1-ol and 3-methyl-3-buten-1-ol (the alcohols corresponding to dimethylallyl pyrophosphate and isopentenyl pyrophosphate, respectively) confirm this hypothesis. At a pH less than or equal to 1, an 85% decomposition of 3-methyl-2-buten-1-ol to isoprene occurred after 24 h, while 3% of 3-methyl-3-buten-1-ol was converted to isoprene under identical conditions and time. It is concluded that the predominant immediate precursor of isoprene is dimethylallyl pyrophosphate and at low pH the ultimate fate of dimethylallyl pyrophosphate is complete conversion to isoprene. These conclusions have important biochemical and methodological implications.
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