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Abstract
The utilization of D-3-HB and the production of acetoacetate by the perfused rat heart were investigated over a wide range of DL-3-HB concentrations. The rate of D-3-HB utilization is concentration dependent, and shows saturation kinetics. The oxidized amount of D-3-HB when D-3-HB as a sole substrate, accounts at a maximum for 50% of the total oxygen consumption, which suggest the contribution of the endogenous substrate as fuel source along with D-3-HB. The proportion of the D-3-HB consumed that is oxidized rather than released as acetoacetate increases from 70% to 93% as the concentration of D-3-HB falls from 6.99 mM to 0.30 mM.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 3398833 DOI: 10.1007/bf02424552
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Cell Biochem ISSN: 0300-8177 Impact factor: 3.396