The role of peroxisomal fatty acyl-CoA beta-oxidation in bile acid biosynthesis

Journal Article · Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1989 · Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0003-9861(89)90473-6· OSTI ID:5159661

Hayashi, H; Miwa, A ^[1]

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1. Josai Univ., Saitama (Japan)

The physiological role of the peroxisomal fatty acyl-CoA beta-oxidizing system (FAOS) is not yet established. We speculated that there might be a relationship between peroxisomal degradation of long-chain fatty acids in the liver and the biosynthesis of bile acids. This was investigated using (1-{sup 14}C)butyric acid and (1-{sup 14}C)lignoceric acid as substrates of FAOS in mitochondria and peroxisomes, respectively. The incorporation of ({sup 14}C)lignoceric acid into primary bile acids was approximately four times higher than that of ({sup 14}C)butyric acid (in terms of C-2 units). The pools of these two fatty acids in the liver were exceedingly small. The incorporations of radioactivity into the primary bile acids were strongly inhibited by administration of aminotriazole, which is a specific inhibitor of peroxisomal FAOS in vivo. Aminotriazole inhibited preferentially the formation of cholate, the major primary bile acid, from both ({sup 14}C)lignoceric acid and ({sup 14}C)butyric acid, rather than the formation of chenodeoxycholate. The former inhibition was about 70% and the latter was approximately 40-50%. In view of reports that cholate is biosynthesized from endogenous cholesterol, the above results indicate that peroxisomal FAOS may have an anabolic function, supplying acetyl CoA for bile acid biosynthesis.

• OSTI ID: 5159661
• Journal Information: Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics; (USA), Vol. 274:2; ISSN 0003-9861
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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