Journal article
Effect of Whole-Body X-Irradiation of the Synthesis of Individual Fatty Acids in Liver Slices from Normal and Fasted Rats
(1) Using (2-14C) acetate and (1-14C) butyrate as precursors, rat-liver fatty acids were synthesized in vitro and assayed by paper chromatography. (2) Whole-body x-irradiation induced a change in the synthetic pattern of hepatic fatty acids towards a relatively enhanced synthesis of palmitic acid. (3) X-irradiation and fasting seem to have opposite effects on fatty-acid synthesis.
X-irradiation counteracts the drop in total synthesis and the relatively enhanced synthesis of palmitoleic acid induced by fasting. The relative enhancement of palmitic-acid synthesis mentioned under (2) stands in contrast to the effect of fasting, which specifically decreases the hepatic synthesis of palmitic acid. (4) There is a general similarity between corresponding fatty-acid patterns based on synthesis from (2-14C) acetate and (1-14C) butyrate, respectively.
Language: | English |
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Year: | 1965 |
Pages: | 25-36 |
ISSN: | 00207616 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1080/09553006514550031 |
ACETATES Acetates BUTYRATES Butyrates CARBON ISOTOPES CHROMATOGRAPHY Carbon Isotopes Chromatography EXPERIMENTAL LAB STUDY FATTY ACID METABOLISM Fatty Acids LIVER FUNCTION Lipid Metabolism Liver OLEIC ACID Oleic Acid PALMITIC ACID Palmitic Acid RADIATION EFFECTS RATS Radiation Effects Rats Research STEARIC ACID Stearic Acids stearic acid