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Title: Catabolism of ornithine in chicken liver. Author: Grillo MA, Bedino S, Testore G. Journal: Ital J Biochem; 1979; 28(1):11-9. PubMed ID: 553076. Abstract: It is shown that most ornithine in a chicken liver homogenate is decarboxylated in the particulate fraction. This fraction, however, requires the cytosol for complete activity. The dialyzed supernatant does not activate decarboxylation of ornithine, while the supernatant is more effective when previously inactivated at 100 degrees C. The supernatant can be substituted by the intermediates of the citric acid cycle (oxaloacetate, citrate, succinate, malate), by pyruvate, and partially by ADP as well. Rotenone blocks decarboxylation suggesting that this occurs through the pathway ornithine leads to glutamic semialdehyde leads to glutamate leads to alpha-ketoglutarate, which in turn is decarboxylated. The activating metabolites would thus have a role in reoxidizing NADH, and the ketoacids also in supplying the acceptor for transamination of glutamate, and indirectly for ornithine transamination. Pyruvate and oxaloacetate do not transaminate with ornithine. Insulin promotes a marked increase of cytosol ornithine decarboxylase activity, but has little effect on decarboxylation by the particulate cellular fraction.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]