title: Effects of glucagon and dibutyryl adenosine 3', 5'-cyclic monophosphate on oxidative desaturation of fatty acids in the rat.
abstract: The present work was undertaken to study the effect of anti-insulinic and glycogenolytic factors on the oxidative desaturation of fatty acids. The effects of glucagon and dibutyryl cyclic AMP on the desaturation of linoleic acid to gamma-linolenic acid, alpha-linolenic acid to octadeca-6,9,12,15-tetraenoic acid, stearic acid to oleic acid, and eicosa-8,11,14-trienoic acid to eicosa-5,8,11,14-tetraenoic acid by rat liver microsomal preparations were investigated. Fasted rats had low desaturating activity, but refeeding a fat-free diet enhanced the activity. Administration of glucagon or dibutyryl cyclic AMP abolished the increase of the 6-desaturase activity elicited by refeeding. However, a similar effect on the 9-desaturase and 5-desaturase activity was not observed. The relationship between these effects and glucose metabolism is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003994:Bucladesine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D005215:Fasting; D044943:Fatty Acid Desaturases / Q000378:metabolism*; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005934:Glucagon / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008041:Linoleic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D008042:Linolenic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D051381:Rats; D013229:Stearic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D013806:Theophylline / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D008041:Linoleic Acids; D008042:Linolenic Acids; D013229:Stearic Acids; D003994:Bucladesine; D005934:Glucagon; D013806:Theophylline; D044943:Fatty Acid Desaturases