title: Synthesis in vitro of glycoprotein in regenerating rat liver.
abstract: The metabolism of glucosamine in regenerating rat liver was studied in liver slices. [1-14C] Glucosamine was incorporated into acid-soluble fraction, rapidly converted to UDP-N-acetylhexosamine and transferred to acid-insoluble fraction. Electrophoretic analysis revealed that most of the radioactive macromolecules released from the slices to the incubation medium were plasma glycoproteins. The incorporation of [1-14C] glucosamine into UDP-N-acetylhexosamine significantly increased from 6 h to 48 h after partial hepatectomy. On the contrary, the incorporation into acid-insoluble fractions of slice and medium decreased to about 50% of the control values. The rate of transfer of N-acetylhexosamine from UDP-N-acetylhexosamine to acid-soluble fractions also decreased at 12 h and 48 h respectively. This indicates that the transfer of N-acetylhexosamine to glycoproteins decreases during 48 h of liver regeneration. The enhancement of [1-14C] glucosamine incorporation into UDP-N-acetylhexosamine is due to an accumulation of the label in the larger pool of this compound. Evidently, some control mechanism may operate on the transfer of N-acetylhexosamine to glycoproteins in regenerating rat liver.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005508:Food Deprivation; D005944:Glucosamine / Q000378:metabolism; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008115:Liver Regeneration; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D006023:Glycoproteins; D005944:Glucosamine