Unusual metabolism of sulfur-containing amino acids in rats treated with DL-propargylglycine |
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Authors: | H Kodama H Mikasa K Sasaki S Awata K Nakayama |
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Affiliation: | 2. Department of Chemistry, Kochi Medical School, Kochi, Japan;1. Department of Nutritional Chemistry, Kochi Gakuen College, Kochi, Japan |
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Abstract: | S-(2-Hydroxy-2-carboxyethyl)homocysteine, S-(3-hydroxy-3-carboxy-n-propyl)-cysteine, N-acylated S-(beta-carboxyethyl)cysteine, and N-acylated S-(3-hydroxy-3-carboxy-n-propyl) cysteine were excreted in the urine after DL-propargylglycine treatment. Cystathionine was also accumulated in several tissues of DL-propargylglycine-treated rats. N-Monoacetylcystathione was found in the liver of rats and was also detected in the kidney and serum. Cystathionine gamma-lyase activity in liver decreased to about 4% of that of control rats 24 h after the DL-propargylglycine injection, and alanine aminotransferase activity decreased to about 35% of that of control rats. On the other hand, aspartate aminotransferase and cystathionine beta-synthese activity did not show significant changes from those of control rats. The ability of normal tissues to synthesize cystathionine utilizing cystathionine beta-synthase was 1.98 +/- 0.40 mumol/min/g in liver, 0.61 +/- 0.13 in kidney, and 0.18 +/- 0.015 in brain. The maximal contents of cystathionine in rat tissues and the administered amounts of DL-propargylglycine agreed well with the ability to synthesize cystathionine in each tissue. |
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Keywords: | To whom correspondence should be addressed: Department of Chemistry Kochi Medical School Okocho Nankoku-shi Kochi 781-51 Japan. |
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