In vivo formation of omega-oxidized metabolites of leukotriene C4 in the rat |
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Authors: | L Orning A Keppler T Midtvedt S Hammarstr?m |
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Institution: | Department of Physiological Chemistry, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. |
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Abstract: | 3H8]Leukotriene C4 was administered to germfree rats and to conventional rats having a bile duct cannula. Several radioactive metabolites were isolated. Two polar biliary metabolites from conventional rats were identified as N-acetyl-omega-carboxy-leukotriene E4 and N-acetyl-omega-hydroxy-leukotriene E4. A polar fecal metabolite from germfree rats was found to be N-acetyl-omega-carboxy-leukotriene E4. Chemical identities were established using UV spectroscopy and cochromatographies with authentic compounds in several HPLC systems. The fecal metabolite was further characterized by reductive desulfurization followed by gas-liquid-radiochromatography. The yield of the two biliary metabolites was 5% of the administered tritium after three hours and the yield of fecal N-acetyl-omega-carboxy-leukotriene E4 was 3.5% after three days. |
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