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Synthesis of leukotriene B and other conjugated triene lipoxygenase products by blood cells of the rainbow trout, Salmo gairdneri.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2540829     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Stimulation of whole blood from rainbow trout with the calcium ionophore, A23187 (20 microM), produced leukotrienes B4 and B5 at concentrations in the range 22-30 ng.ml-1 and 8-24 ng.ml-1, respectively. Their identification and quantification was achieved using reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography, combined capillary column gas chromatography-electron capture chemical ionization mass spectrometry and ultraviolet spectroscopy. A number of other lipoxygenase products were also detected, but only partially analysed. The fatty acid composition of the leucocytes, which are presumed to be the site of leukotriene synthesis, was determined by thin-layer and gas-liquid chromatography to enable a comparison of the relative levels of the polyunsaturated fatty acids, which act as substrates for the synthesis of these lipoxygenase products. Arachidonic (20:4(n - 6)), eicosapentaenoic (20:5(n - 3)) and docosahexaenoic (22:6(n - 3)) acids represented approx. 6, 5 and 40%, respectively, of the total fatty acid content.
Authors:
T R Pettitt; A F Rowley; S E Barrow
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Publication Detail:
Type:  In Vitro; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biochimica et biophysica acta     Volume:  1003     ISSN:  0006-3002     ISO Abbreviation:  Biochim. Biophys. Acta     Publication Date:  1989 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1989-06-22     Completed Date:  1989-06-22     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0217513     Medline TA:  Biochim Biophys Acta     Country:  NETHERLANDS    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Biomedical and Physiological Research Group, School of Biological Sciences, University College of Swansea, U.K.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Calcimycin / diagnostic use
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Eicosapentaenoic Acid / analogs & derivatives*,  biosynthesis
Fatty Acids / blood
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Leukocytes / metabolism*
Leukotriene B4 / biosynthesis*
Salmonidae / blood*
Trout / blood*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Fatty Acids; 1553-41-9/Eicosapentaenoic Acid; 52665-69-7/Calcimycin; 71160-24-2/Leukotriene B4; 80445-66-5/leukotriene B5

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