Activity of aldrinepoxidase, 7-ethoxycoumarin-O-deethylase and 7-ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase during the development of chick embryos in ovo.
Since the chick embryo in ovo is susceptible to the action of some agents needing metabolic activation we studied the development of the activity of cytochrome P450-dependent monooxygenases in embryo/fetal tissue. The activities of aldrinepoxidase (AE), 7-ethoxycoumarin-O-deethylase (ECOD) and 7-ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) were measured in whole embryos, liver and yolk sac tissue of the chick embryo during development in ovo from day 4 to day 15 of incubation (DI). In yolk sac tissue enzyme activities could be detected from DI 4 on. While EROD activity was only marginally developed, AE and ECOD activities were more pronounced in the earlier developmental period and showed a clear decrease by the time the liver activities rose. With the methods used AE activity could be measured in the homogenate of the whole embryo proper from DI 4 on while EROD and ECOD activity was not detectable before DI 6 or DI 7, respectively. In liver tissue enzyme activities of the three monooxygenases studied developed to a considerable degree from DI 9 on and tended to exhibit maximum values around DI 11-13. Studies on monooxygenase activities in extra-embryonically located tissues have not been published until now. The importance of the yolk sac as a metabolically relevant organ during embryogenesis is pointed out in this study.
Heinrich-Hirsch
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Institut für Toxikologie und Embryopharmakologie, Freie Universität Berlin.
Hofmann
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Webb
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Neubert
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D015660:7-Alkoxycoumarin O-Dealkylase / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002642:Chick Embryo / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000254:growth & development; D019363:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000196:embryology / Q000201:enzymology; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases / Q000378:metabolism*; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism*; D015017:Yolk Sac / Q000201:enzymology
D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases; D010088:Oxidoreductases; C019647:aldrin epoxidase; D015660:7-Alkoxycoumarin O-Dealkylase; D019363:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1