7 Alpha-hydroxylation of cholesterol by reconstituted systems from rat liver microsomes |
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Authors: | Ingemar Björkhem Henry Danielsson Kjell Wikvall |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden |
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Abstract: | A reconstituted system from rat liver microsomes, consisting of partially purified fractions of cytochrome P-450 and NADPH-cytochrome P-450 reductase was shown to catalyze 7α-hydroxylation of cholesterol in the presence of NADPH and a synthetic phosphatidylcholine. The rate of 7α-hydroxylation of added 4-14C] cholesterol was linear with the concentration of cytochrome P-450 and increased with the concentration of NADPH-cytochrome P-450 reductase up to a certain level and then remained constant. Omission of phosphatidylcholine resulted only in a 20% decrease in cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase activity of the system. The rate of 7α-hydroxylation was 2–3 times higher in reconstituted systems with cytochrome P-450 from cholestyramine-treated rats than in those with cytochrome P-450 from untreated rats. |
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