title: Cystathionine accumulation in various regions of brain of DL-propargylglycine-treated rats.
abstract: The contents of cystathionine and taurine, as well as cystathionine beta-synthase activity in various regions of the brains of normal and DL-propargylglycine-treated rats, were measured. The content of cystathionine in each region of brain increased gradually from 0.5 mg to 20 mg/200 g body weight in relation to the dose of DL-propargylglycine. Cystathionine was found to be unevenly distributed in brains of both normal and DL-propargylglycine-treated rats. On the other hand, the activity of cystathionine beta-synthase was evenly distributed in various regions of normal rat brain, and was unaltered following treatment of rats with DL-propargylglycine. The concentration of taurine was similarly unaffected by DL-propargylglycine injection.
mesh_terms: D000480:Alkynes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000378:metabolism; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000378:metabolism; D003540:Cystathionine / Q000378:metabolism*; D003541:Cystathionine beta-Synthase / Q000378:metabolism; D005998:Glycine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013654:Taurine / Q000378:metabolism; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D000480:Alkynes; D013654:Taurine; D003540:Cystathionine; C009055:propargylglycine; D003541:Cystathionine beta-Synthase; D005998:Glycine