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. 1980 Oct 15;192(1):191–202. doi: 10.1042/bj1920191

Effects of fructose on the energy metabolism and acid-base status of the perfused starved-rat liver. A 31phosphorus nuclear magnetic resonance study.

R A Iles, J R Griffiths, A N Stevens, D G Gadian, R Porteous
PMCID: PMC1162322  PMID: 7305897

Abstract

Fructose metabolism has been studied with 31P n.m.r. in perfused livers from rats starved for 48h. The time course of changes in liver ATP, Pi and sugar phosphate (fructose l-phosphate) concentrations, and intracellular pH were followed in each perfusion after infusion of fructose to give an initial concentration of either 5mM or 10mM. Rapid falls in the concentrations of ATP and Pi and intracellular pH occurred after infusion of fructose, reaching a minimum after 4-5 min, which was lower in the 10mM group than in the 5mM group. These changes were accompanied by a rapid rise in fructose 1-phosphate, reaching a plateau also after 4-5 min. At both concentrations of fructose, after the early falls, some recovery of ATP, Pi and intracellular pH occurred; this was complete for Pi and intracellular pH in the 5mM-fructose experiments (within 12-30 min). Complete restoration of ATP to the pre-fructose value was not achieved in either the 5mM of 10mM groups. Measurements of the uptake of lactate by the liver indicated that the fall in intracellular pH was caused primarily by production of protons accompanying the formation of lactate from fructose with possibly a transient contribution generated during the rise in fructose 1-phosphate.

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