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. 1973 Dec;136(4):851–858. doi: 10.1042/bj1360851

Studies on selenium incorporation into, and electron-transfer function of, liver microsomal fractions from normal and vitamin E-deficient rats given phenobarbitone

Christine P J Caygill 1, A T Diplock 1, Elizabeth H Jeffery 1
PMCID: PMC1166032  PMID: 4150651

Abstract

1. The incorporation of 75Se from Na275SeO3 into the liver endoplasmic reticulum of rats given phenobarbitone was investigated by using a zonal centrifuge technique. 2. It was found that, in rats deprived of vitamin E, or of vitamin E and selenium, phenobarbitone was without effect on the incorporation of 75Se or on its conversion to 75Se2−. When vitamin E was given at the same time as the phenobarbitone and 75Se, there was a large increase in the amount of 75Se and 75Se2− found in the smooth reticulum. It is concluded that there may be a specific vitamin E-dependent role for selenium and selenide in the smooth endoplasmic reticulum, and it is suggested, in the light of these and other observations, that the selenide may form a part of the active centre of a non-haem iron-containing protein `X', that may function in microsomal electron transport. 3. Measurements of the contents of cytochromes P-450 and b5 in liver microsomal fractions of rats given vitamin E-deficient, and vitamin E- and selenium-deficient diets, showed that haemoprotein biosynthesis is unimpaired in these rats and phenobarbitone treatment resulted in the expected increase in the haemoproteins. 4. When the reduction of cytochrome P-450 by NADH and NADPH was measured, no difference was found between normal and deficient animals. 5. These results are discussed in relation to current knowledge of microsomal electron transfer.

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