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The distribution of the components of mixed-function oxidase between the rough and the smooth endoplasmic reticulum of liver cells.


ABSTRACT: Mixed-function oxidase activity, when measured by the N-demethylation of ethylmorphine or the hydroxylation of aniline, is significantly higher in the smooth hepatic endoplasmic reticulum than in the rough. In the rabbit the smooth membrane/rough membrane activity ratios are significantly greater than 1 whether the activities are expressed per g. of liver (ratio 5), per mg. of protein (ratio 3-5), per mug. of phospholipid phosphorus (ratio 2), per unit of cytochrome P-450 (ratio 1.7) or per unit of NADPH-cytochrome c reductase activity (ratio 2). On the other hand, if the activities are normalized to the NADPH-cytochrome P-450 reductase, there is no significant difference between the rough and smooth membranes. These results suggest that, in the rabbit, the rate-limiting step is the reduction of cytochrome P-450. In contrast, in the rat the difference in activities can be explained by differences in the concentration of cytochrome P-450.

SUBMITTER: Holtzman JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1187365 | biostudies-other | 1968 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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