Letto J, Brosnan M E, Brosnan J T
Biochem J. 1986 Dec 15;240(3):909-12. doi: 10.1042/bj2400909.
During valine catabolism in muscle both 2-oxoisovalerate and 3-hydroxyisobutyrate can be released into the circulation. 3-Hydroxyisobutyrate is a good gluconeogenic substrate in isolated cortical tubules and hepatocytes. The maximal rate of gluconeogenesis from 3-hydroxyisobutyrate was greater than from 2-oxoisovalerate. We propose that 3-hydroxyisobutyrate is an inter-organ metabolite by which the gluconeogenic potential of valine, whose catabolism has been initiated in muscle, may be conserved.
在肌肉中的缬氨酸分解代谢过程中,2-氧代异戊酸和3-羟基异丁酸均可释放到循环系统中。3-羟基异丁酸在离体皮质肾小管和肝细胞中是一种良好的糖异生底物。由3-羟基异丁酸进行糖异生的最大速率高于由2-氧代异戊酸进行糖异生的最大速率。我们提出,3-羟基异丁酸是一种器官间代谢物,通过它,在肌肉中已启动分解代谢的缬氨酸的糖异生潜力得以保留。