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. 1968 Aug;109(1):87-91.
doi: 10.1042/bj1090087.

Effects of the hepatotoxic agents retrorsine and aflatoxin B1 on hepatic protein synthesis in the rat

S Villa-Treviño, D D Leaver

Effects of the hepatotoxic agents retrorsine and aflatoxin B1 on hepatic protein synthesis in the rat

S Villa-Treviño et al. Biochem J. 1968 Aug.

Abstract

1. Aflatoxin and the pyrrolizidine alkaloid retrorsine inhibited the incorporation of labelled amino acids into rat liver and plasma proteins in vivo. Inhibition was greater and detected earlier with retrorsine (1hr.) than with aflatoxin (3hr.). 2. Both toxins affected the liver ribosomal aggregates, causing increases in the proportion of monomers plus dimers. The effect of retrorsine was greater than that of aflatoxin. 3. Incorporation of labelled amino acids into proteins of cell-free preparations of liver from rats treated with aflatoxin was lower than in control preparations. The main site of inhibition appeared to be the ribosomes. 4. Both toxins inhibited the incorporation of orotate into liver nuclear RNA 1hr. after administration.

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