9-Methyl Folate, an Antagonist of Folic Acid : Ist Effect on the Metabolism of Folic Acid in the Rat

염산의 항비타민제인 9-Methyl Folate가 흰쥐의 엽산대사에 미치는 영향

The effect of 9-methyl folate on histidine oxidation, the uptake of an injected dose of $[^{3}H]folate$ by the livers and kidneys, the hepatic and blood folate levels were investigated by feeding crude x-methyl folate(XMF) at a level of 5 g per kg diet. 9-Methyl folate is konwn as a major forate antagonist in XMF to produce deficiency signs in rat. Feeding of XMF decreased histidine oxidation and hepatic folate levels significantly, which showed the function of 9-methyl folate as an antifolate in rats. The hepatic uptake of labeled folate in XMF- fed rats was decreased significantly. These data led to conclude that 9-methyl folate inhibited folate uptake and retention by tissue, especially liver, which could explain the low liver folate levels and the decreased histidine oxidation. However, only very low level of 9-methyl folate was detected in liver. It suggested that 9-methyl folate may be metabolized very quickly in the liver after uptaken.

엽산의 항비타민제인 9-methyl folate가 흰 쥐의 엽산 대사에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여, Sprague-dawley 암컷 쥐를 엽산 결핍식이군, 대조군, x-methyl folate 투여군으로 나누어 실험하였다. 9-methyl folate는 실험동물에게 엽산 결핍증을 유발시키는 x-methyl folate의 성분 가운데 주된 항비타민제이며, 본 실험에서는 식이 1kg당 5g의 x-methyl folate를 첨가하였다. x-methyl folate를 실험동물에게 먹였을 때 히스티딘의 산화속도와 간장내의 엽산 농도가 크게 저하되었으며, $[^{3}H]folate$를 복강에 투여한 후 24시간 내에 간장에 보유되는 엽산의 양도 x-methyl folate 투여군에 있어 유의적인 감소를 보였다. 이 실험 결과에서 9-methyl folate는 흰 쥐에 있어 엽산이 간으로 유입되어 보유되는 과정을 저해하므로써 간장 내의 엽산의 양을 저하시키며, 그 결과 히스티딘의 산화속도도 저하된 것으로 보인다.