Kinetic studies on the enzymes conjugating bile acids with taurine and glycine in bovine liver.
Synthesis of glyco- or tauro-cholate from choloyl-CoA and the respective amino acid is shown to be catalysed by the soluble fraction of liver cells. Kinetic evidence supports the conclusion that there are separate enzymes for the synthesis of glycocholate and taurocholate. The kinetic parameters of these enzymes were determined.
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002793:Cholic Acids / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D003066:Coenzyme A Ligases / Q000378:metabolism; D005998:Glycine / Q000378:metabolism; D006000:Glycocholic Acid / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D013654:Taurine / Q000378:metabolism; D013656:Taurocholic Acid / Q000096:biosynthesis*
D002793:Cholic Acids; D013654:Taurine; D013656:Taurocholic Acid; D003066:Coenzyme A Ligases; D006000:Glycocholic Acid; D005998:Glycine