title: Effects of fatty acids and fatty acyl CoA esters on Cu(2+)-induced conversion of xanthine dehydrogenase to oxidase in rabbit liver.
abstract: Effects of various fatty acids and fatty acyl CoA esters on Cu(2+)-induced conversion of xanthine dehydrogenase to oxidase in rabbit liver were examined. Cu2+ (2-10 microM) brought about the conversion of xanthine dehydrogenase to oxidase in a dose-dependent manner. Oleic, arachidonic, eicosapentaenoic, and docosahexaenoic acids (50-200 microM) prevented the conversion of xanthine dehydrogenase to oxidase catalyzed by 6 microM-Cu2+. The effect of these four fatty acids was concentration-dependent, whereas palmitic, stearic, and linoleic acids had no effect on the conversion of xanthine dehydrogenase to oxidase at the same concentration range. On the other hand, palmitoyl, linoleoyl, and arachidonoyl CoAs elicited the inhibition of 6 microM-Cu(2+)-induced conversion of xanthine dehydrogenase to oxidase at concentrations of 50, 100, and 200 microM. These results suggest that oleic, arachidonic, eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids, and fatty acyl CoAs have the potential to inhibit the conversion of xanthine dehydrogenase to oxidase in rabbit liver.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hygienic Chemistry, Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sakuma
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshioka
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ashida
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
mesh_terms: D000214:Acyl Coenzyme A / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D016718:Arachidonic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D003300:Copper / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D004952:Esters / Q000494:pharmacology; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D019301:Oleic Acid; D009829:Oleic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D010171:Palmitoyl Coenzyme A / Q000494:pharmacology; D011817:Rabbits; D014968:Xanthine Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism*; D014969:Xanthine Oxidase / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000214:Acyl Coenzyme A; D004952:Esters; D005227:Fatty Acids; D009829:Oleic Acids; C026563:arachidonyl-coenzyme A; D010171:Palmitoyl Coenzyme A; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D019301:Oleic Acid; C026562:linoleoyl-coenzyme A; D003300:Copper; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid; D014968:Xanthine Dehydrogenase; D014969:Xanthine Oxidase