title: Pentane as an index of in vitro lipid peroxidation via microsomal NADPH-P-450 enzyme systems.
abstract: Pentane was measured in a mixture of guinea pig liver microsomes and carbontetrachloride (CCl4) in the presence of nicotineamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) and under anaerobic conditions by gas chromatography. Pentane of 0.2 pmol/mg protein/min was formed in the presence of NADPH without CCl4. Pentane formation increased to 2.0 pmol/mg protein/min in the presence of CCl4 and NADPH. This reaction required an anaerobic atmosphere, 2.1 mmol/litter of NADPH and 13.4 mmol/litter of CCl4 under optimal conditions. The formation was reduced in the presence of oxygen, glutathione, vitamin E and metyrapone. These results clearly show that pentane is formed by lipid peroxidation initiated by the free radical cleavage products of CCl4, which are anaerobically produced by NADPH-dependent microsomal enzymes. We conclude that pentane is a good index of in vitro lipid peroxidation via microsomal NADPH-P-450 enzyme systems.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yuge
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morio
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002251:Carbon Tetrachloride / Q000378:metabolism; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000378:metabolism; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation; D008297:Male; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D009249:NADP / Q000378:metabolism; D010420:Pentanes / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010420:Pentanes; C033353:pentane; D009249:NADP; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D002251:Carbon Tetrachloride