Intrabiliary glutathione hydrolysis. A source of glutamate in bile.
Ballatori N, Jacob R, Boyer J. Intrabiliary glutathione hydrolysis. A source of glutamate in bile. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1986, 261: 7860-7865. PMID: 2872220, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)57482-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma-glutamyl transferase activityBiliary excretionRat bileRetrograde intrabiliary infusionAT-125Normal male Sprague-DawleyAdministration of phenolMale Sprague-DawleyNormal rat bileDihydro-5-isoxazoleacetic acidSource of glutamateIntrabiliary infusionRate of excretionDibromphthalein disulfonateBranched chain amino acids valineBiliary treeSprague-DawleyDiethyl maleateBileExcretionTransferase activityGSH secretionLiver cellsMarked decreaseExcretion of glutamate