| Literature DB >> 1764044 |
J B Kwakye1, M R Johnson, S Barnes, W E Grizzle, R B Diasio.
Abstract
A novel location of the bile-acid-conjugating enzyme bile acid-CoA:amino acid N-acyltransferase (BAT) has been discovered in the cytosolic fraction of rat kidney. Both taurine and glycine were utilized as substrates. Formation of bile acid N-acyl amidates was verified by h.p.l.c. by comparison with authentic standards and by specific hydrolysis using cholylglycine hydrolase. Immunoblot analysis using a human liver anti-BAT polyclonal antibody indicated that rat kidney BAT has the same molecular mass as rat liver BAT. These findings suggest that the kidney has a role in bile acid metabolism and physiology.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 1764044 PMCID: PMC1130530 DOI: 10.1042/bj2800821
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857