Abstract
The congenitally jaundiced Gunn rat does not conjugate bilirubin but does conjugate bilirubin dimethyl diester. Partial defects in conjugating p-nitrophenol and demethylating aminopyrine are also evident. A proposed mechanism to explain this combination of findings is a defective microsomal membrane. To examine the 'matrix' of Gunn microsomal membranes, hepatic microsomes were isolated from Gunn (jj) and outbred Wistar (JJ) rats and were studied by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy of 7-doxylstearic and 12-doxylstearic acid probes, fluorescence polarization of 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene, glucose-6-phosphatase activity vs. temperature, and lipid analysis. The data indicate several factors related to lipid bilayer order do not differ in microsomes from jj and JJ.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 774-778 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | BBA - Biomembranes |
Volume | 812 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 14 1985 |
Keywords
- (Gunn rat)
- Bilirubin
- Genetic defect
- Lipid matrix
- UDPglucuronate bilirubinglucuronoside glucuronosyltransferase
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Cell Biology