title: Effect of phenobarbital treatment and cytochrome P-450 inhibitors on the laurate omega- and (omega - 1)-hydroxylase activities of rat liver microsomes.
abstract: The omega- and (omega - 1)-hydroxylase activities for lauric acid were investigated in rat liver microsomes. Treatment of rats with phenobarbital selectively induced the hydroxylation of the fatty acid (omega - 1)-hydroxylase activity two- to threefold, but had little effect on the omega-hydroxylation reaction. SKF 525-A, metyrapone, and alpha-naphthoflavone inhibited (omega - 1)-hydroxylation, but had only neglible effects on omega-hydroxylation. Metyrapone at 10(-4) inhibited the specific activity of (omega - 1)-hydroxylase 70% in phenobarbital-pretreated rats, but produced only a 10% inhibition of the omega-hydroxylation activity. alpha-Naphthoflavone at 10(-4)M inhibited (omega - 1)-hydroxylase activity 60% in untreated and beta-haphthoflavone-pretreated rats, while omega-hydroxylase activity was decreased only 20%. A selective effect was also observed when microsomes were stored overnight at 4 degrees C. Declines of 50% and 70% were observed in the (omega - 1)-hydroxylase activities after 24 and 48 hr, respectively, whereas omega-hydroxylation decreased only 10-20%. The differential effects on omega- and (omega - 1)-hydroxylase activities of a variety of conditions suggest that distinct cytochromes P-450 mediate the two fattty acid hydroxylases in liver microsomes.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001571:Benzoflavones; D003080:Cold Temperature; D042926:Cytochrome P-450 CYP4A; D065607:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000494:pharmacology; D007848:Laurates / Q000378:metabolism*; D007850:Lauric Acids / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008797:Metyrapone / Q000494:pharmacology; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D010634:Phenobarbital / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011335:Proadifen / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D019324:beta-Naphthoflavone
chemical_list: D001571:Benzoflavones; D065607:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors; D005419:Flavonoids; D007848:Laurates; D007850:Lauric Acids; C011512:alpha-naphthoflavone; D019324:beta-Naphthoflavone; D011335:Proadifen; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases; D042926:Cytochrome P-450 CYP4A; D010634:Phenobarbital; D008797:Metyrapone