Comparison of deuterated leucine, valine, and lysine in the measurement of human apolipoprotein A-I and B-100 kinetics

Journal Article · Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990 · Journal of Lipid Research; (USA)

OSTI ID:6324421

Lichtenstein, A H; Cohn, J S; Hachey, D L; Millar, J S; Ordovas, J M; Schaefer, E J ^[1]

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1. ufts Univ., Boston, MA (USA)

The production rates of apolipoprotein (apo)B-100 in very low density lipoprotein and in low density lipoprotein and apolipoprotein A-I in high density lipoprotein were determined using a primed-constant infusion of (5,5,5,-2H3)leucine, (4,4,4,-2H3)valine, and (6,6-2H2,1,2-13C2)lysine. The three stable isotope-labeled amino acids were administered simultaneously to determine whether absolute production rates calculated using a stochastic model were independent of the tracer species utilized. Three normolipidemic adult males were studied in the constantly fed state over a 15-h period. The absolute production rates of very low density lipoprotein apoB-100 were 11.4 +/- 5.8 (leucine), 11.2 +/- 6.8 (valine), and 11.1 +/- 5.4 (lysine) mg per kg per day (mean +/- SDM). The absolute production rates for low density lipoprotein apoB-100 were 8.0 +/- 4.7 (leucine), 7.5 +/- 3.8 (valine), and 7.5 +/- 4.2 (lysine) mg per kg per day. The absolute production rates for high density lipoprotein apoA-I were 9.7 +/- 0.2 (leucine), 9.4 +/- 1.7 (valine), and 9.1 +/- 1.3 (lysine) mg per kg per day. There were no statistically significant differences in absolute synthetic rates of the three apolipoproteins when the plateau isotopic enrichment values of very low density lipoprotein apoB-100 were used to define the isotopic enrichment of the intracellular precursor pool. Our data indicate that deuterated leucine, valine, or lysine provided similar results when used for the determination of apoA-I and apoB-100 absolute production rates within plasma lipoproteins as part of a primed-constant infusion protocol.

• OSTI ID: 6324421
• Journal Information: Journal of Lipid Research; (USA), Vol. 31:9; ISSN 0022-2275
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
APOLIPOPROTEINS
BIOSYNTHESIS
LEUCINE
BIOCHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
LYSINE
VALINE
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
DEUTERIUM
MAN
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
TRACER TECHNIQUES
AMINO ACIDS
ANIMALS
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
ISOTOPES
KINETICS
LIGHT NUCLEI
LIPIDS
LIPOPROTEINS
MAMMALS
NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PRIMATES
PROTEINS
REACTION KINETICS
STABLE ISOTOPES
SYNTHESIS
VERTEBRATES
550201* - Biochemistry- Tracer Techniques