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. 1967 Jul;104(1):306–317. doi: 10.1042/bj1040306

Metabolism of triglyceride fatty acid by the perfused rat heart

M B Enser 1,*, F Kunz 1,†, J Borensztajn 1, L H Opie 1,‡, D S Robinson 1
PMCID: PMC1270578  PMID: 6035521

Abstract

1. Chyle lipids, labelled with 14C, are taken up and oxidized by the isolated perfused rat heart. 2. In recirculatory perfusions, when chyle lipids are the sole exogenous energy source, about 24% of the total oxygen uptake is accounted for by their oxidation. This proportion is not changed by starvation of the rats for 48hr. and falls when an external work load is imposed on the left ventricle. 3. With albumin in the perfusion medium, the rate of 14CO2 output is reduced by half and there is a rise in the proportion of 14C-labelled free fatty acids in the medium. 4. Clearing-factor lipase appears in the perfusion medium when chyle lipids are perfused through the heart. In the absence of albumin, the activity of the medium enzyme is low and only a small proportion of the 14CO2 output can be accounted for by the oxidation of free fatty acids released by it. In the presence of albumin, the enzyme is more active in the medium. 5. When a substantial proportion of the total clearing-factor lipase is removed from the heart by a prior perfusion with heparin, 14C-labelled chyle lipid perfused subsequently is oxidized at only half the normal rate.

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