title: Effect of chronic administration of riboflavin 2',3',4',5'-tetrabutyrate on the hepatic enzymes of fatty acid oxidation in the rat.
abstract: Effects of long-term administration of riboflavin, sodium butyrate or riboflavin 2',3',4',5'- tetrabutyrate ( RTB ) on the activities of renal and hepatic enzymes that catalyze the beta-oxidation of fatty acid were determined in the rat. Feeding of riboflavin or sodium butyrate for 5 weeks had no effect on all the enzymes examined. By contrast, feeding of RTB resulted in an increase in the hepatic activity of 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase [EC 2.3.1.16] by 50% of the control level, while the activities of renal 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase and of hepatic and renal acyl-CoA synthetase [EC 6.2.1.3] and acyl-CoA dehydrogenase [EC 1.3.99.3] remained unaffected. The increase in hepatic 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase activity suggests that prolonged RTB administration results in an increased beta-oxidation of fatty acid in the liver, which may explain the reported reduction in the concentration of tryglyceride in plasma during RTB treatment.
mesh_terms: D000102:Acetyl-CoA C-Acyltransferase / Q000378:metabolism; D044944:Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenases / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D002087:Butyrates / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D020148:Butyric Acid; D003066:Coenzyme A Ligases / Q000378:metabolism; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D051381:Rats; D012256:Riboflavin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002087:Butyrates; D005227:Fatty Acids; D020148:Butyric Acid; D044944:Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenases; D000102:Acetyl-CoA C-Acyltransferase; D003066:Coenzyme A Ligases; C009175:riboflavin tetrabutyrate; D012256:Riboflavin