Salter M, Bender D A, Pogson C I
Biochem J. 1985 Jan 15;225(2):277-81. doi: 10.1042/bj2250277.
The rate of tryptophan metabolism in isolated liver cells from animals fed on a high-leucine diet was greater than for cells from control animals. Leucine inhibited tryptophan metabolism and tryptophan uptake in isolated liver cells, probably by competing for membrane transport. Leucine had no effect on tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase in vitro. 4-Methyl-2-oxovalerate increased tryptophan oxidation in incubations containing albumin, by displacing bound tryptophan and increasing the availability of the amino acid to the cell. The results suggest that, under extreme conditions, when the availability of tryptophan is low, leucine may be pellagragenic.
在以高亮氨酸饮食喂养的动物的分离肝细胞中,色氨酸代谢速率高于对照动物的细胞。亮氨酸可能通过竞争膜转运来抑制分离肝细胞中的色氨酸代谢和色氨酸摄取。亮氨酸在体外对色氨酸2,3-双加氧酶没有影响。在含有白蛋白的孵育体系中,4-甲基-2-氧代戊酸通过取代结合的色氨酸并增加细胞对该氨基酸的可利用性,从而增加色氨酸氧化。结果表明,在极端条件下,当色氨酸可利用性较低时,亮氨酸可能具有致糙皮病性。