Inhibition of Spermidine Formation in Rat Liver and Kidney by Methylglyoxal Bis(guanylhydrazone)

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Journal Biochem J

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 1973 Mar 1

PMID 4724588

Citations 15

Authors

A E Pegg

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Abstract

The effect of methylglyoxal bis(guanylhydrazone), a substance known to inhibit putrescine-dependent S-adenosyl-l-methionine decarboxylase, on polyamine metabolism in liver and kidney was investigated. Almost complete inhibition of the incorporation of putrescine into spermidine was obtained up to 8h after administration of 80mg of methylglyoxal bis(guanylhydrazone)/kg body wt. by intraperitoneal injection. However, by 20h after administration of the inhibitor spermidine synthesis was resumed. Considerable accumulation of putrescine occurred during this period (up to 3 times control concentrations in both tissues), but there was only a slight fall in the spermidine content. These results suggest that the putrescine-activated S-adenosyl-l-methionine decarboxylase plays an essential role in spermidine biosynthesis in rat liver and kidney, and the possibility of using methylglyoxal bis(guanylhydrazone) to study the role of polyamine synthesis in growth is discussed.

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