Abstract
The tumor promoting agent, 12-0-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) is both a highly active stimulator of phospholipid metabolism and a potent comitogen in bovine lymphocytes. Retinoic acid and the short chain analog, β-ionone, antagonize TPA action, but exhibit broad dose-response curves suggesting a requirement for metabolic activation of these inhibitors. In the present study 5,6-epoxy-β-ionone has been synthesized as a model metabolite and shown to be a more effective inhibitor of TPA action than the parent compound, β-ionone. The data are in accord with the concept that activation of both β-ionone and retinoic acid may proceed by epoxidation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 138-143 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
Volume | 83 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 14 1978 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology