Carboxylesterase in the liver and small intestine of experimental animals and human

Native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis showed carboxylesterase (CES) to be the most abundant hydrolase in the liver and small intestine of humans, monkeys, dogs, rabbits and rats. The liver contains both CES1 and CES2 enzymes in all these species. The small intestine contains only enzymes from th...

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Published in:Life sciences (1973) 2007-08, Vol.81 (11), p.924-932
Main Authors: Taketani, Megumi, Shii, Mayumi, Ohura, Kayoko, Ninomiya, Shinichi, Imai, Teruko
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Animals
Carboxylesterase
Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases - metabolism
Dogs
Female
Haplorhini
Humans
Hydrolysis
Intestine, Small - enzymology
Liver
Liver - enzymology
Male
Rabbits
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Small intestine
Species differences
Species Specificity
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Summary:Native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis showed carboxylesterase (CES) to be the most abundant hydrolase in the liver and small intestine of humans, monkeys, dogs, rabbits and rats. The liver contains both CES1 and CES2 enzymes in all these species. The small intestine contains only enzymes from the CES2 family in humans and rats, while in rabbits and monkeys, enzymes from both CES1 and CES2 families are present. Interestingly, no hydrolase activity at all was found in dog small intestine. Flurbiprofen derivatives were R-preferentially hydrolyzed in the liver microsomes of all species, but hardly hydrolyzed in the small intestine microsomes of any species except rabbit. Propranolol derivatives were hydrolyzed in the small intestine and liver microsomes of all species except dog small intestine. Monkeys and rabbits showed R-preferential and non-enantio-selective hydrolysis, respectively, for propranolol derivatives in both organs. Human and rat liver showed R- and S-preferential hydrolysis, respectively, in spite of non-enantio-selective hydrolysis in their small intestines. The proximal-to-distal gradient of CES activity in human small intestine (1.1–1.5) was less steep than that of CYP 3A4 and 2C9 activity (three-fold difference). These findings indicate that human small intestine and liver show extensive hydrolase activity attributed to CES, which is different from that in species commonly used as experimental animals.
ISSN:0024-3205
1879-0631
DOI:10.1016/j.lfs.2007.07.026