A MARINE MOLLUSK PROVIDES THE 1ST EXAMPLE OF INVIVO STORAGE OF PROSTAGLANDINS - PROSTAGLANDIN-1,15-LACTONES

被引:24
作者
CIMINO, G [1 ]
CRISPINO, A [1 ]
DIMARZO, V [1 ]
SODANO, G [1 ]
SPINELLA, A [1 ]
VILLANI, G [1 ]
机构
[1] CNR,IST CHIM MOLEC INTERESSE BIOL,VIA TOIANO 6,I-80072 NAPLES,ITALY
来源
EXPERIENTIA | 1991年 / 47卷 / 01期
关键词
PROSTAGLANDINS; PROSTAGLANDIN-1,15-LACTONES; PROSTAGLANDIN BIOSYNTHESIS; MARINE EICOSANOIDS; OPISTHOBRANCH MOLLUSKS;
D O I
10.1007/BF02041252
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Prostaglandin- (PG) 1,15-lactones and, in smaller amounts, free acids, were isolated from both the mantle and the dorso-lateral appendices of the opisthobranch mollusc Tethys fimbria. In vivo conversion of PGs into the corresponding lactones and accumulation of PGE2- and PGE3-1,15-lactones in the appendages were shown. The detachment of these appendages from the molested mollusc caused the in vivo conversion of PGE2- and PGE3-lactones back to PGE2 and PGE3 respectively, thus providing the first example of a mechanism by which prostaglandins can be stored and, when needed, released.
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