Determination of isopentenyl diphosphate and farnesyl diphosphate in tissue samples with a comment on secondary regulation of polyisoprenoid biosynthesis

Journal Article · Thu Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988 · Anal. Biochem.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0003-2697(88)90196-0· OSTI ID:6605725

Bruenger, E; Rilling, H C

A double-isotope dilution procedure is described for the determination of two isoprenoid precursors, isopentenyl and farnesyl diphosphate. Recovery of each is determined by the addition of the appropriate radioactive diphosphate to the tissue sample. After partial purification, each is coupled by a prenyltransferase with a cosubstrate of known specific activity. The products, doubly labeled farnesyl and geranylgeranyl diphosphates, are cleaved to the parent alcohols by alkaline phosphatase. The resulting polyprenols are isolated by reversed-phase thin-layer chromatography and their radioisotopic content is determined. The levels of these precursors have been measured in livers of rats and mice that have been maintained on several different diets. The concentration of each was about 0.5 mumol/g wet tissue and varied as much as 10-fold under the different test conditions. The levels of isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase, farnesyl diphosphate synthetase, and squalene synthetase were also measured in these animals. The changes in levels of these enzymes, in conjunction with the variation in substrate concentrations, are such that they could substantially influence the rate of cholesterol synthesis in liver.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6605725
• Journal Information: Anal. Biochem.; (United States), Journal Name: Anal. Biochem.; (United States) Vol. 173:2; ISSN ANBCA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

550201* -- Biochemistry-- Tracer Techniques
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE
ANIMALS
BIOSYNTHESIS
BODY
CHOLESTEROL
CHROMATOGRAPHY
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
ENZYMES
ESTERASES
FRACTIONATION
GLANDS
HYDROLASES
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
ISOMERASES
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
ISOTOPE DILUTION
LIGASES
LIVER
MAMMALS
MICE
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PHOSPHATASES
PRECURSOR
RATS
RODENTS
SCINTILLATION COUNTING
SEPARATION PROCESSES
STEROIDS
STEROLS
SYNTHESIS
THIN-LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY
TRACER TECHNIQUES
TRANSFERASES
VERTEBRATES