Abstract

Brush border membrane vesicles of rat small intestinal mucosa were prepared by the modified calcium precipitation method in order to investigate the intestinal secretion mechanism of p-acetamidobenzoic acid (Ac-PABA). The release rate of [14C]-Ac-PABA from preloaded vesicles was much faster than that of p-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) and was enhanced by the addition of unlabelled Ac-PABA in the outer medium. In contrast, the membrane transfer rate of Ac-PABA across the egg lecithin liposomes was slower than that of PABA. The contribution of a carrier-mediated transport mechanism in the brush border membrane to the intestinal secretion of Ac-PABA was suggested.

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