ISSN:
1573-4919
Keywords:
aromatization of cyclohexanecarboxylic acid
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guinea pig liver
;
hippuric acid formation
;
mitochondria
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The ability to convert cyclohexanecarboxylic acid to hippuric acid has been studied in liver from guinea pigs, rabbits, rats and mice using a gas chromatographic- mass spectrometric method employing selected ion monitoring. Guinea pig liver showed the highest activity, giving values double of those found in rabbit liver and five times those in rat liver. Only very weak activity was found in mouse liver. (Hydroxymethyl)cyclohexane, cyclohexanealdehyde and a-hydroxyethylcyclohexane, which are structurally related to cyclohexanecarboxylic acid but lack the carboxyl group, were not aromatized by guinea pig liver mitochondria. This finding indicates that the carboxyl group is essential for aromatization. Absence of aromatization was also found with the homologs cyclohexaneacetic acid and cyclohexanepropionic acid and with the di-acidstrans-1,2- andtrans-1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid. The effect of a methyl group in cyclohexanecarboxylic acid depended on its position. 2-Methyl-1-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid was not aromatized, however the 3- and 4-methyl derivatives underwent aromatization and subsequent conjugation with glycine. The rates of formation ofm-methyl- andp-methylhippuric acid were 16% and 9%, respectively, of that found for hippuric acid from cyclohexanecarboxylic acid (8.0 nmol/min/mg protein).
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02370176
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