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The controversial dissension concerning the nature of the pentose cycle in liver is investigated. The metabolism of [2-14C]Glc and [1-14C]Rib in chronically perfused normal and regenerating rabbit liver and acutely perfused rat liver are used to test the mechanistic predictions and contribution of the F-type pentose cycle. 14C was traced in Glc, Glc 6-P, Fru 6-P, glycogen and Rib 5-P. None of the data complied with the critical theoretical limits set for the C-1/C-3 ratio (the identity badge of the F-type pentose cycle or pathway) for all values of F-type PC from 0-100%. Thus apparent F-type PC measurements using the Katz & Wood method gave a wide scatter of calculated values. The 14C distributions in Rib 5-P do not conform with the predictions of the F-type PC but are in agreement with the many previous results of similar experiments reported by Hiatt and co-workers. In perfused rat liver the C-1/C-3 constants in Glc 6-P and glycogen also failed to conform with F-PC theory following the metabolism of [2-14C]Glc. The metabolism of [5-14C]Glc and distribution of 14C in Glc 6-P and glycogen showed that L-type PC was 18%, in close agreement with a previous published value of 22% for rat hepatocytes. Metabolism of [6-14C]Glc and [4-14C]Glc (as [4,5,6-14C]Glc) showed that Pyruvate Recycling was active in perfused rat liver. None of the data from these comprehensive investigations can confirm the results of the recent study reported by the Landau laboratory on the pentose pathway metabolism of Glc and Rib in perfused rat liver.
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