Abstract

The participation of the microsomal electron transport system involving cytochrome P-450 in ω-oxidation of fatty acids by a rat liver preparation was examined since ω-oxidation involves microsomal reactions requiring both NADPH and molecular oxygen. ω-Oxidation of fatty acids was inhibited by CO and by the antibody against NADPH-cytochrome c reductase. The addition to the reaction mixture of drugs which interact with cytochrome P-450 inhibited ω-oxidation. It is concluded that the microsomal electron transport system involving cytochrome P-450 functions in ω-oxidation of fatty acids.

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