TISSUE DISTRIBUTION OF S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE AND S-ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE IN RAT - EFFECT OF OF AGE, SEX AND METHIONINE ADMINISTRATION ON METABOLISM OF S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE, S-ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE AND POLYAMINES
TISSUE DISTRIBUTION OF S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE AND S-ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE IN RAT - EFFECT OF OF AGE, SEX AND METHIONINE ADMINISTRATION ON METABOLISM OF S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE, S-ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE AND POLYAMINES
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DOI:
10.1042/bj1660521
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发表时间:
1977-01-01
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
ELORANTA, TO
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作者:
ELORANTA, TO
Tissue distribution of S-adenosylmethionine, S-adenosylhomocysteine, methionine adenosyltransferase and S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase was explored in rats. The effects of methionine administration on accumulation of S-adenosylmethionine, S-adenosylhomocysteine and polyamines were studied in rat liver, brain and kidney. Tissue distribution of S-adenosylmethionine, S-adenosylhomocysteine, methionine adenosyltransferase and S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase was similar in both sexes, and only slightly changed with age. Specific activity of S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase greatly exceeded that of methionine adenosyltransferase, and the concentration of S-adenosylmethionine was higher than S-adenosylhomocysteine in all tissues examined. The hepatic S-adenosylmethionine/S-adenosylhomocysteine ratio was dependent on food supply and animal age. No correlation was noticed between the activity of methionine adenosyltransferase and concentrations of the adenosyl compounds in different tissues. I.p. administration of methionine resulted in a profound but transient increase in hepatic concentrations of S-adenosylmethionine and S-adenosylhomocysteine. The concentration of S-adenosylmethionine was elevated also in the brain during the first 2 h after methionine injection. The rise of S-adenosylmethionine concentration after methionine treatment could be diminished by simultaneous glycine administration. The rate-limiting factor of S-adenosylmethionine synthesis is probably the tissue concentration of methionine. Glycine N-methyltransferase may have a regulatory role in utilization of S-adenosylmethionine in the liver.