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. 1984 Nov 15;224(1):109–116. doi: 10.1042/bj2240109

Metabolism of valine and 3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate by the isolated perfused rat kidney.

R H Miller, A E Harper
PMCID: PMC1144403  PMID: 6508752

Abstract

Metabolism of branched-chain amino and 2-oxo acids was studied in the isolated perfused kidney. Significant amounts of 2-oxo acids were released by perfused kidney with all concentrations of amino acids tested (0.1-1.0 mM each), despite the high activity of branched-chain 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase in kidney. As perfusate valine concentration was increased from 0.2 to 1.0 mM, [1-14C]valine transamination (2-oxo acid oxidized + released) increased roughly linearly; [1-14C]valine oxidation, however, increased exponentially. Increasing perfusate concentration of 3-methyl-2-oxo[1-14C]butanoate from 0 to 1.0 mM resulted in a linear increase in the rate of its oxidation and a rise in perfusate valine concentration; at the same time significant decreases occurred in perfusate isoleucine and leucine concentrations, with corresponding increases in rates of release of their respective 2-oxo acids. Comparison of rates of oxidation of [1-14C]valine and 3-methyl-2-oxo[1-14C]butanoate suggests that 2-oxo acid arising from [1-14C]valine transamination has freer access to the 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase than has the 2-oxo acid from the perfusate. The observations indicate that, when branched-chain amino and 2-oxo acids are present in perfusate at near-physiological concentrations, rates of transamination of the amino and 2-oxo acids by isolated perfused kidney are greater than rates of oxidation.

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