Arginine metabolism in porcine enterocytes /

(1.34 ︢0.11, 58.6 ︢2.4, 15.2 ︢1.4 for NH4, HCO3-, and

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Main Author: Davis, Paula Kay
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1997.
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Summary:(1.34 ︢0.11, 58.6 ︢2.4, 15.2 ︢1.4 for NH4, HCO3-, and
(ASL), and arginase were determined in the cytosol and
(OAT) activities were measured in various tissues. P5C
0.01 for ATP, aspartate, and citrulline, respectively), and
5.5 for cytosol), OCT (5.13 ︢0.24 and 17.1 ︢1.2 for
administration increased plasma concentrations of proline
and had no effect on plasma concentrations of ornithine,
Arginase was present in both the cytosol and mitochondria.
arginine synthesis plays an important role in arginine
arginine-min-'-mg protein-1 ), and arginase (68.1 + 4.5 nmol
argininosuccinate synthase (ASS), argininosuccinate lyase
argininosuccinate-min-l-mg protein-'), ASL (3.57 ︢0.24 nmol
ASL (0.63 0.04) were higher than the hepatic enzymes with
at 550C. Vmax.. values of CPS-1 (6.12 ︢0.25 nmol
ATP, respectively), ASS (2.86 ︢0.16, 0.054 0.003, 0.15 ︢
carboxylate (P5C) synthase and ornithine aminotransferase
citruiline. In 60-day-old fed pigs, gabaculine
citrulline or arginine. The results suggest that endogenous
citrulline-min-l-mg protein-'), ASS (1.91 ︢0.13 nmol
enterocyte urea cycle enzymes are consistent with the role
Enterocytes contain a functional urea cycle and may play a
enterocytes. The administration of gabaculine to 60-day-old
fasted pigs increased plasma concentrations of ornithine and
for endogenous synthesis of arginine in pigs. Pyrroline-5-
growing pigs. The activities of carbamoyl phosphate
homeostasis in food-deprived 60-day-old pigs but not in fed
mitochondria of enterocytes. CPS-1 and OCT were
Mitochondrial arginase activity was decreased by preheating
mitochondrial, whereas ASS and ASL were cytosolic enzymes.
nmol citrulline-min-l-mg protein-') was similar to hepatic
OCT. The substrate Km values (mmol/L) for arginase (91.3 ︢
of the small intestine in the net production of citrulline
ornithine and carbamoyl phosphate, respectively), CPS-1
ornithine and citrulline from glutamine in isolated
pigs.
pivotal role in arginine metabolism and homeostasis in
potent inhibitor of OAT and prevented net synthesis of
proline but decreased plasma concentrations of arginine and
synthase was detected only in jejunal enterocytes. OAT was
synthase-1 (CPS-1), ornithine carbamoyltransferase (OCT),
than those in mammalian liver. Vmax, of OCT (690.5 ︢36.3
the exception of CPS-1 for NH4+. The kinetic properties of
ubiquitous in tissues. Gabaculine (Ki 19 ︢2 4mol/L) was a
urea-min-l-mg protein-' in pre-heated cytosol) were lower
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