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. 1974 Jun;140(3):461–468. doi: 10.1042/bj1400461

Studies on the lipid composition of the rat liver endoplasmic reticulum after induction with phenobarbitone and 20-methylcholanthrene

Susan C Davison 1, Eric D Wills 1
PMCID: PMC1168023  PMID: 4447625

Abstract

1. The cholesterol content, proportions of different phospholipids and fatty acid components of phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine were studied in rat liver endoplasmic-reticulum membrane, after a single injection of 20-methylcholanthrene or injections of phenobarbitone for 5 days. 2. A marked decrease in the proportion of cholesterol occurred 5 days after injection of 20-methylcholanthrene or phenobarbitone. 3. The proportion of phosphatidylcholine was increased by injection of phenobarbitone and minor changes occurred in other phospholipids. 4. Phenobarbitone caused the proportion of linoleic acid in phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine to increase to 120–125% of the control and the proportion of oleic acid, arachidonic acid and docosahexaenoic acid to decrease. 5. 20-Methylcholanthrene caused an increase in the proportion of oleic acid in phosphatidylcholine and ethanolamine to 125–140% of the control, 1 day after injection. 6. The increased proportion of linoleic acid in phosphatidylcholine after phenobarbitone injection occurs simultaneously with the increase of cytochrome P-450 concentration, the rate of oxidative demethylation of aminopyrine and the rate of hydroxylation of biphenyl. It is therefore considered that distinct species of phosphatidylcholine or phosphatidylethanolamine containing linoleic acid in the β position are essential in the endoplasmic-reticulum membrane for optimal activity of oxidative demethylation.

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