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Synthesis of Essential Amino Acids from Their α-Keto Analogues by Perfused Rat Liver and Muscle
Mackenzie Walser, … , Neil B. Ruderman, A. W. Coulter
Mackenzie Walser, … , Neil B. Ruderman, A. W. Coulter
Published November 1, 1973
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 1973;52(11):2865-2877. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI107483.
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Synthesis of Essential Amino Acids from Their α-Keto Analogues by Perfused Rat Liver and Muscle

Abstract

Most essential amino acids can be replaced by their α-keto-analogues in the diet. These ketoacids have therefore been proposed as substitutes for dietary protein. In order to determine their fate in tissues of normal animals, isolated rat liver and hindquarter (muscle) preparations were perfused with keto-analogues of valine, leucine, isoleucine, methionine, or phenylalanine. When perfused at 1.5-2.0 mM, all five compounds were utilized rapidly by the liver of 48-h starved rats, at rates varying from 49 to 155 μmol/h per 200g rat. The corresponding amino acids appeared in the medium in significantly increased concentrations. Perfusion with phenylpyruvate also led to the appearance of tyrosine. Urea release was unaltered. Measurement of metabolite concentrations in freeze-clamped liver revealed two abnormalities, particularly at ketoacid concentrations of 5 mM or above: a large increase in α-ketoglutarate, and a moderate to marked decrease in tissue glutamine. This decrease was quantitatively sufficient to account for nitrogen appearing in newly synthesized amino acids.

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Mackenzie Walser, Patricia Lund, Neil B. Ruderman, A. W. Coulter

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