title: In vitro metabolism of penicillic acid with mouse-liver homogenate fractions.
abstract: The metabolism of penicillic acid (PA), a carcinogenic mycotoxin, was studied in vitro using subcellular fractions of mouse-liver homogenates. PA reacted with glutathione (GSH) both enzymatically and non-enzymatically. Each reaction was of equal importance. The in vitro metabolism of PA using different hepatic subcellular fractions was essentially non-enzymatic when GSH was absent, but metabolism was strikingly increased when GSH was available. In the microsomal preparation in the presence of GSH 75% of the added PA was biotransformed within 30 min to metabolite(s) that were not extractable with organic solvents. HPLC analysis indicated that the metabolite(s) were more polar than the parent compound.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002208:Caproates / Q000378:metabolism*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D005978:Glutathione / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D010398:Penicillic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002208:Caproates; D005978:Glutathione; D010398:Penicillic Acid