The Effect of Prolonged Fasting on Total Lipid Synthesis and Enzyme Activities in the Liver of the European Eel (Anguilla anguilla)

S. A. Abraham, Heinz Johs. Max Hansen, F.N. Hansen

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    Abstract

    The extent of fatty acid synthesis from [1-14C]acetate in liver slices was reduced 6-fold when eels were fasted for 1-7 wk and 20-fold when fasted for 39 wk, thereafter hepatic lipogenesis seemed to remain constant for up to 95 wk of fasting. After a 1-3 wk fast some hepatic enzyme activities were reduced (acetyl-CoA carboxylase decreased 2-fold and fatty acid synthetase declined 5-fold); others remained unchanged (G-6-P dehydrogenase, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, .alpha.-glycerol phosphate dehydrogenase as well as malic enzyme and ATP-citrate lyase). The optimum temperature for measuring both total lipid synthesis and lipogenic enzyme activity in eel liver was 30.degree. C.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalComparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part B: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
    Volume79
    Issue number2
    Pages (from-to)285-289
    ISSN1096-4959
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1984

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