cis-beta-acetylacrylate is a substrate for maleylacetoacetate cis-trans isomerase. Mechanistic implications

Maleylacetoacetate cis-trans isomerase together with coenzyme glutathione catalyzes cis-trans isomerization of cis-beta-acetylacrylate strongly suggesting that the isomerase directly catalyzes isomerization of the diketo forms in addition to the ketoenol forms of maleylacetone and maleylacetoacetate. The isomerase exhibits wider substrate acceptance than previously thought.