Abstract
The metabolism of formate and histidine were compared in rats and in perfused livers of rats on diets deficient in vitamin B-12, methionine, and folic acid. Excretion of formate and formiminoglutamic acid, and the oxidation of [2-14C]histidine and [14C]formate to 14CO2 were measured. Liver folate levels decreased to 40% of normal on the vitamin B-12- and methionine-deficient diets but the rate of oxidation of histidine to CO2 in the whole animal decreased to 15% of normal. This indicated a reduction in the metabolic activity of the liver folates in vitamin B-12deficiency. Comparison of formate and histidine catabolism in folic acid deficiency showed that the oxidation of histine was decreased to 5% of normal but formate oxidation was decreased to only 30% of normal. This indicates that 25% of formate oxidation normally proceeds by a non-folate-dependent pathway.
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