RRC ID 18234
Author Endo S, Matsunaga T, Ohta C, Soda M, Kanamori A, Kitade Y, Ohno S, Tajima K, El-Kabbani O, Hara A.
Title Roles of rat and human aldo-keto reductases in metabolism of farnesol and geranylgeraniol.
Journal Chem Biol Interact
Abstract Farnesol (FOH) and geranylgeraniol (GGOH) with multiple biological actions are produced from the mevalonate pathway, and catabolized into farnesoic acid and geranylgeranoic acid, respectively, via the aldehyde intermediates (farnesal and geranylgeranial). We investigated the intracellular distribution, sequences and properties of the oxidoreductases responsible for the metabolic steps in rat tissues. The oxidation of FOH and GGOH into their aldehyde intermediates were mainly mediated by alcohol dehydrogenases 1 (in the liver and colon) and 7 (in the stomach and lung), and the subsequent step into the carboxylic acids was catalyzed by a microsomal aldehyde dehydrogenase. In addition, high reductase activity catalyzing the aldehyde intermediates into FOH (or GGOH) was detected in the cytosols of the extra-hepatic tissues, where the major reductase was identified as aldo-keto reductase (AKR) 1C15. Human reductases with similar specificity were identified as AKR1B10 and AKR1C3, which most efficiently reduced farnesal and geranylgeranial among seven enzymes in the AKR1A-1C subfamilies. The overall metabolism from FOH to farnesoic acid in cultured cells was significantly decreased by overexpression of AKR1C15, and increased by addition of AKR1C3 inhibitors, tolfenamic acid and R-flurbiprofen. Thus, AKRs (1C15 in rats, and 1B10 and 1C3 in humans) may play an important role in controlling the bioavailability of FOH and GGOH.
Volume 191(1-3)
Pages 261-8
Published 2011-5-30
DOI 10.1016/j.cbi.2010.12.017
PII S0009-2797(10)00681-2
PMID 21187079
PMC PMC3085043
MeSH Aldehydes / metabolism Animals Cell Line Cytosol / enzymology Diterpenes / metabolism* Farnesol / metabolism* Humans Microsomes / enzymology Oxidoreductases / metabolism* Rats Terpenes / chemistry Terpenes / metabolism
IF 3.723
Times Cited 38
WOS Category PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY TOXICOLOGY BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Resource
Human and Animal Cells RGM1(RCB0876)