Production of hydroxy fatty acid (10-hydroxy-12(Z)-octadecenoic acid) by Lactobacillus plantarum from linoleic acid and its cardiac effects to guinea pig papillary muscles.
Lactobacillus plantarum produced 10-hydroxy-12(Z)-octadecenoic acid (10-OHODA) from linoleic acid. It was suspected that 10-OHODA might be closely related to leukotoxin (9,10-epoxy-12-octa-decenoic acid (LTx)) which was regarded as a toxic and/or defensive substance in living beings. The cardiac effect of 10-OHODA, which was biosynthesized by Lactobacillus plantarum, on an isolated guinea-pig papillary muscle was determined. Its effect on the contractile force of the tissue preparations was examined both in terms of its concentration and the time of exposure. A decrease in muscular tension was observed immediately after administration of 10-OHODA at concentrations of 30, 100, and 300 microM. We also compared the effect of 10-OHODA on muscle tension with that of LTx and its isomer 12,13-epoxy-9-octadecenoic acid (LTx'). Each inhibitory effect on the contractile force of the papillary muscle was statistically significant in the concentration of 300 microM 5 min after administration compared to the control in the absence of each fatty acid, suggesting that 10-OHODA is likely to exert some influence on the circulatory system together with LTx and LTx'.
Yamada
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Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
Uemura
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H
Nakaya
H
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Sakata
K
K
Takatori
T
T
Nagao
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M
Iwase
H
H
Iwadate
K
K
D000818:Animals; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D005260:Female; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000378:metabolism*; D019787:Linoleic Acid; D008041:Linoleic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D009829:Oleic Acids / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology
D008041:Linoleic Acids; D009829:Oleic Acids; C040430:10-hydroxy-12-octadecenoic acid; D019787:Linoleic Acid