title: Kinetics of iodomethylated hexadecanoic acid metabolism in the rat myocardium: influence of the number and the position of methyl radicals.
abstract: The methyl-branched fatty acids, if radioiodine labelled in alpha position, are potentially adapted to a selective study of FA myocardial uptake. To determine the position and the number of methyl radicals that are necessary to obtain a maximal uptake and a minimal degradation, we measured time-activity evolution of isolated and perfused rat hearts after an injection of iodinated fatty acids which are mono- or dimethylated in alpha or beta position. Except for dimethyl fatty acid, the uptake is similar for all fatty acids studied to that of the straight chain analogue; beta mono- or dimethyl fatty acids seem best adapted to a study of the uptake because alpha monomethyl fatty acids undergo a metabolic degradation and alpha mono- and dimethyl fatty acids induce ventricular fibrillations.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008745:Methylation; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D010169:Palmitic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D010169:Palmitic Acids