scholarly journals Effect of Adrenalectomy and Hypophysectomy on the Circadian Rhythm of β-Hydroxy-β-methylglutaryl Coenzyme A Reductase Activity in Rat Liver

1973 ◽  
Vol 248 (8) ◽  
pp. 2912-2917 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter A. Edwards
1977 ◽  
Vol 164 (3) ◽  
pp. 501-508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y A Baqir ◽  
R Booth

A new method suitable for measuring rat liver 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase activity is described and its advantages over methods previously available are discussed. An accurate time course was measured for the inhibition of liver microsomal 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase activity by dietary cholesterol; this enzyme was affected 1 1/4 h after the rats began to consume a cholesterol-rich diet. In this experiment there was no correlation between concentrations of microsomal cholesterol ester and the activity of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutary-CoA reductase.


1975 ◽  
Vol 148 (2) ◽  
pp. 337-339
Author(s):  
Keith W. Gregory ◽  
Roger Booth

Dietary cholesterol lowers the activity of rat liver microsomal 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase without affecting various other liver microsomal enzymes. This is consistent with a specific regulatory mechanism and distinguishes the action of cholesterol on 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase from that of at least one other stimulus known to affect this enzyme.


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