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Glucuronidation of the Dietary Fatty Acids, Phytanic Acid and Docosahexaenoic Acid, by Human UDP-Glucuronosyltransferases

Joanna M. Little, Lisa Williams, Jing Xu and Anna Radominska-Pandya
Drug Metabolism and Disposition May 2002, 30 (5) 531-533; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1124/dmd.30.5.531
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Linoleic acid has recently been shown to be glucuronidated in vitro by human liver and intestinal microsomes and recombinant UGT2B7. In the present study, the dietary fatty acids (FA), phytanic acid (PA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) have been used as substrates for human UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs). Both compounds were effectively glucuronidated by human liver microsomes (HLM; 1.25 ± 0.36 and 1.12 ± 0.32 nmol/mg × min for PA and DHA, respectively) and UGT2B7 (0.71 and 0.53 nmol/mg × min). Kinetic analysis produced relatively low Km values for PA with both HLM and UGT2B7 (149 and 108 μM, respectively). TheKm for DHA glucuronidation by HLM (460 μM) was considerably higher than that for UGT2B7 (168 μM), suggesting the involvement in microsomes of other UGT isoforms in addition to UGT2B7. Glucuronidation of PA and DHA by gastrointestinal microsomes from 16 human subjects was determined. In general, both PA and DHA were glucuronidated by gastric and intestinal microsomes, and activity toward both substrates was lowest in the stomach, increased in the small intestine, and lower in the colon. However, there were large interindividual variations in UGT activity toward both substrates in all segments of the intestine, as has been seen with other substrates. Thus, PA and DHA are effective in vitro substrates for human liver, gastric and intestinal microsomes, and glucuronidation may play a role in modulating the availability of these FA as ligands for nuclear receptors.

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  • This research was supported in part by National Institutes of Health Grant DK56226 to A.R.-P.

  • Abbreviations used are::
    FA
    fatty acids
    PA
    phytanic acid (3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoic acid)
    DHA
    cis-4,7,10,13,16,19-docosahexaenoic acid
    RXR
    retinoid X receptor
    PPAR
    peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
    LA
    linoleic acid (cis-9,12-octadecadienoic acid)
    UDPGA
    UDP-glucuronic acid
    UGT
    UDP-glucuronosyltransferase
    HLM
    human liver microsomes
    • Received October 19, 2001.
    • Accepted January 24, 2002.
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Glucuronidation of the Dietary Fatty Acids, Phytanic Acid and Docosahexaenoic Acid, by Human UDP-Glucuronosyltransferases

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Drug Metabolism and Disposition May 1, 2002, 30 (5) 531-533; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1124/dmd.30.5.531
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