Abstract
1. 1. Biliverdin reductase (BVR) activity was measured in post-microsomal supernatants of livers of cattle, sheep, rabbits and rats. BVR activities in bovine and ovine livers were 4.7 and 5.0%, respectively, of rat liver activity. 2. 2. The finding of BVR activity in ruminants is in contrast to a previous report and may be due to the use of a different assay system. 3. 3. Lapine liver had the lowest BVR activity of only 0.37% of rat liver activity. 4. 4. Increasing the available heme by phenylhydrazine administration did not induce increased hepatic or splenic BVR activity in rabbits. 5. 5. Maximal BVR activities were attained using NADPH as cofactor at pH 8.7 in sheep and rabbits and at pH 8.4 in cattle. 6. 6. Differing concentrations of bovine or human albumins enhanced or inhibited BVR activity quite differently in the various species. 7. 7. The finding of a very low, but measurable BVR activity in lapine liver and spleen may explain, in part, why rabbits, unlike rats, cattle and sheep, excrete primarily biliverdin (70%) into bile.
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