METABOLISM OF 3-METHYLHISTIDINE IN MAN
METABOLISM OF 3-METHYLHISTIDINE IN MAN
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DOI:
10.1016/0026-0495(75)90084-0
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发表时间:
1975-01-01
影响因子:
9.8
通讯作者:
GEIGER, JW
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作者:
LONG, CL;HAVERBERG, LN;GEIGER, JW
The metabolism of L-3-methylhistidine was studied in man using intravenously administered (14C)3-methylhistidine. Analysis for expired14CO2for periods up to 8 hr following a single intravenous injection revealed no radioactivity, indicating that this compound is not oxidized in man.Analysis of urine samples for total radioactivity showed that 75% of the administered dose was excreted in 24 hr and 95% in 48hr. Ion-exchange chromatography of urine samples with monitoring of the column eluate by a flow liquid-scintillation technique showed the presence of only two radioactive peaks. The time taken to elute these peaks was compatible with the major excretory component (95.5%) being (14C)3-methylhistidine, accompanied by a small amount (4.5%) in the form of N-acetyl-(14C)3-methylhistidine. The plasma disappearance curves of (14C)3-methylhistidine suggested a half-life of approximately 130 min.The inability to oxidize 3-methylhistidine and its quantitative excretion as the original compound as well as its N-acetyl derivative is similar to its metabolic fate in the rat and therefore suggests that 3-methylhistidine excretion may provide a reliable measure of actin and myosin turnover in the whole animal or in human subjects.