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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-10-25
pubmed:abstractText
Rat brain contains two major NADPH-linked aldehyde reductases that can reduce succinate semialdehyde to 4-hydroxybutyrate. One of these enzymes appears to be fairly specific for succinate semialdehyde and is not significantly inhibited by classic aldehyde reductase inhibitors such as barbiturates. The other enzyme can reduce several aromatic aldehydes and is strongly inhibited by barbiturates and branched-chain fatty acids. Using one such inhibitor, it was possible to distinguish between and measure the two enzyme activities separately in various rat brain regions and in subcellular fractions. Both enzymes are mainly cytoplasmic but there is some activity in the synaptosomal fraction. The activity of the specific succinic semialdehyde reductase is highest in the cerebellum, where it represents 21% of the total activity, and lowest in the cortex, where it represents about 11% of the total activity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0022-3042
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1433-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1981
pubmed:articleTitle
Regional and subcellular localization in rat brain of the enzymes that can synthesize gamma-hydroxybutyric acid.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't