Abstract
1. 1. Activities of peroxisomal oxidases and catalase were assayed at neutral and alkaline pH in liver and kidney homogenates from male rats fed a diet with or without 2% di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) for 12 days. 2. 2. All enzyme activities were higher at alkaline than at neutral pH in both groups. 3. 3. The effect of the DEHP-diet on the peroxisomal enzymes was different in kidney and liver. Acyl-CoA oxidase activity was raised three-and sixfold in kidney and liver homogenates, respectively. The activity of d-amino acid oxidase decreased in liver, but increased in kidney homogenates. In liver homogenates, urate oxidase activity was not affected by the DEHP diet. The catalase activity was twofold induced in liver, but not in kidney. 4. 4. The differences suggest that the changes of peroxisomal enzyme activities by DEHP treatment are not directly related to peroxisome proliferation. 5. 5. DEHP treatment caused a marked increase of total and peroxisomal fatty acid oxidation in rat liver homogenates. 6. 6. In the control group the rate of peroxisomal fatty acid oxidation was higher at alkaline pH than at neutral pH. 7. 7. This rate was equal at both pH values in the DEHP-fed group, in contrast to the acyl-CoA oxidase activity. These results indicate that after DEHP treatment other parameters than acyl-CoA oxidase activity become limiting for peroxisomal β-oxidation.
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