Formation of Vesicles by the Action of Acyl-CoA:1-Acyllysophosphatidylcholine Acyltransferase from Rat Liver Microsomes:  Optimal Solubilization Conditions and Analysis of Lipid Composition and Enzyme Activity†

Biochemistry ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 35 (8) ◽  
pp. 2644-2650 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrik Fyrst ◽  
Dennis V. Pham ◽  
Bertram H. Lubin ◽  
Frans A. Kuypers
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Rat Liver ◽  
Lipid Composition ◽  
Liver Microsomes ◽  
Rat Liver Microsomes

scholarly journals Reconstitution of purified Wistar rat liver bilirubin UDP-glucuronyltransferase into Gunn-rat liver microsomes

1982 ◽  
Vol 201 (3) ◽  
pp. 653-656 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Burchell
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Rat Liver ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
Liver Microsomes ◽  
Wistar Rat ◽  
Transferase Activity ◽  
Rat Liver Microsomes ◽  
Phosphatidylcholine Liposomes ◽  
Gunn Rat ◽  
Rigid Environment

1. Reconstitution of purified bilirubin UDP-glucuronyltransferase from Wistar-rat liver into Gunn-rat liver microsomes provides a better environment than phosphatidylcholine liposomes, such that the final specific activity of the Wistar-rat liver enzyme was increased up to 85 units/mg of protein. 2. Gunn- and Wistar-rat liver microsomes were equally effective for reconstitution of the purified enzyme. 3. The transferase activity does not appear to be fully expressed in the more rigid environment of foetal Wistar-rat liver microsomes. 4. These reconstitution experiments reveal a final specific activity for the purified bilirubin UDP-glucuronyltransferase consistent with the capacity of the whole rat liver to glucuronidate bilirubin and indicate that the absence of this enzyme activity in Gunn-rat liver microsomes is not due to an abnormal microenvironment.

scholarly journals STUDIES ON THE FUNCTION OF INTRACELLULAR RIBONUCLEASES

1960 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 665-673 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay S. Roth
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Biological Activity ◽  
Rat Liver ◽  
Liver Microsomes ◽  
Rnase Activity ◽  
Rat Liver Microsomes ◽  
Rnase Inhibitor ◽  
Normal Constituent ◽  
Liver Ribosomes

Attempts have been made to prepare rat liver microsomes and ribosomes free of RNase activity. Washing of microsomes with a large number of reagents, as well as preparation of microsomes by homogenizing the liver in the presence of a variety of reagents chosen to remove or inhibit RNase activity, failed to abolish completely the enzyme activity. However, when rat liver was homogenized in the presence of optimal concentrations of ATP the microsomes subsequently obtained showed no RNase activity. The composition of such microsomes was compared to controls prepared without the use of ATP. Preparation of microsomes with the use of ATP apparently repressed but did not remove the RNase activity for, when such microsomes were treated with 1 per cent deoxycholate to obtain ribosomes, the latter exhibited normal RNase activity. A possible explanation for these results based on several experiments is given. The incorporation of C14 of L-leucine-C14 into control and ATP-treated microsomes was measured. Repression of RNase activity by use of ATP or with RNase inhibitor, significantly reduced the incorporation. As a result of these and other experiments it is tentatively concluded that an alkaline RNase is a normal constituent of rat liver ribosomes and plays a role in the biological activity of these particles.

scholarly journals Purification, characterization and modulation of a microsomal carboxylesterase in rat liver for the hydrolysis of acyl-CoA

1993 ◽  
Vol 295 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
J J Mukherjee ◽  
F T Jay ◽  
P C Choy
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Rat Liver ◽  
Neutral Lipids ◽  
Liver Microsomes ◽  
Gel Filtration ◽  
Rat Liver Microsomes ◽  
Terminal Sequence ◽  
Physiological Control ◽  
Apparent Homogeneity ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

A carboxylesterase containing long-chain acyl-CoA hydrolase activity was purified to apparent homogeneity from rat liver microsomes. Palmitoyl-CoA was the most preferred substrate, followed by stearoyl-CoA and oleoyl-CoA. Arachidonoyl-CoA, linoleoyl-CoA and acetyl-CoA were not hydrolysed by the enzyme. The purified enzyme had no activity on the hydrolysis of phospholipids and neutral lipids. The molecular mass of the enzyme was found to be 56 kDa by SDS/PAGE and 64 kDa by gel-filtration chromatography. On isoelectric focusing, the purified enzyme behaved like the ES-4 type, with a pI of 6.15. Determination of the amino acid sequence revealed that its N-terminal sequence is 100% homologous with the only other known N-terminal sequence for a rat carboxylesterase isoenzyme (ES-10). Enzyme activity was inhibited by lysophosphatidic acid and activated by lysophosphatidylcholine. The modulation of enzyme activity by these lysophospholipids might represent a plausible mechanism for the physiological control of acyl-CoA concentrations.

Metabolic Analysis of Triptolide Microspheres in Human, Dog, Rabbit and Rat Liver Microsomes with UPLC-MS/MS Method

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
LiJuan Wang ◽  
Yan Liu ◽  
Rui Li ◽  
DongXian He
Keyword(s):  
Rat Liver ◽  
Liver Microsomes ◽  
Internal Standard ◽  
Gradient Elution ◽  
Rat Liver Microsomes ◽  
Good Precision ◽  
Kinetics Parameters ◽  
Measure Concentration ◽  
Standard Curve ◽  
Variation Of Parameters

Objectives: Triptolide (TPL) has been shown to have a good clinical effect on rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We designed TPL microspheres (TPL-MS) and investigated its metabolic behavior in human, dog, rabbit and rat liver microsomes (HLM, DLM, RLM and SDRLM) with UPLC-MS/MS method. Methods: First, a UPLC-MS/MS method was established to measure concentration of TPL in samples. The sample was separated on a C18 column (2.1×100 mm, 1.8μm) and eluted with a gradient elution. The precursor ion/product ion were m/z 378.1/361.0 for TPL and 260.0/116.2 for the internal standard. Then T1/2, Vmax and CLint were calculated from the above data. Finally, the metabolites of TPL-MS were identified by high-resolution UPLC-MS/MS. The sample was separated on a C18 column (2.1×100 mm, 2.2 μm) and eluted with isocratic elution. Mass spectrometric detection was carried out on a thermo Q-exactive mass spectrometer with HESI. The scanning range of precursor ions was from m/z 50 to m/z 750. Result and Discussion: Through several indicators including standard curve, precision, accuracy, stability, matrix effect and recovery rate, the enzymatic kinetics parameters including T1/2, Vmax and CLint were completed. Several metabolites of TPL-MS were identified. Conclusion: UPLC-MS/MS method is an accurate and sensitive method for determination of TPL in liver microsome samples with good precision, accuracy and stability. The variation of parameters indicated that the microspheres can delay the elimination of TPL in liver microsomes. The metabolism of TPL-MS varied among species, but no new metabolites appeared.

scholarly journals The metabolism of gelsevirine in human, pig, goat and rat liver microsomes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua‐Hai Zhang ◽  
Wen‐Jia Yang ◽  
Ya‐Jun Huang ◽  
Wen‐Jing Li ◽  
Shuo‐Xin Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rat Liver ◽  
Liver Microsomes ◽  
Rat Liver Microsomes
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