title: Biosynthesis and excretion of gangliosides by the isolated perfused rat liver.
abstract: De novo synthesis and excretion into perfusate and bile fluid of hepatic gangliosides were studied in isolated perfused rat livers. Addition of N-acetyl-[6-3H(n)]D-mannosamine to the perfusate resulted in radioactive synthesis of at least eight gangliosides labeled in their sialic acid residues. About 10% of total de novo synthesized gangliosides were excreted into the perfusate, less than 1% into the bile fluid. Labeled gangliosides were tentatively identified by cochromatography with known standards. All of them are known to occur in rat liver and sera. The results indicate that most, if not all, normal serum gangliosides are synthesized in the liver; excretion with bile fluid is negligible. They explain previous observations, and indicate clinical implications, which are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Universitätsklinik Freiburg, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Senn
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sellin
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fitzke
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stehle
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Häussinger
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wieland
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gerok
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001646:Bile / Q000378:metabolism; D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D005260:Female; D005732:Gangliosides / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010477:Perfusion; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D005732:Gangliosides; D008074:Lipoproteins