Authors
Board M. Newsholme E.
Institution
Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, U.K.
Title
Hydroxycitrate causes
altered pyruvate metabolism by tumorigenic cells.
Source
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology International. 40(5):1047-56, 1996 Nov.
Abstract
Metabolic fates of pyruvate (CO2, lactate, citrate) in normal and neoplastic
cells have been assessed. Pyruvate consumption by tumour cells falls (by
72-85%) and mean percentage oxidation rises from 75% to 91% with
hydroxycitrate. Ratios of rates of oxidation of
(3-(14)C-pyruvate) : (1-(14)C-pyruvate), indicating CO2 produced from TCA
cycle activity : that from PDH activity, are higher for tumorigenic
(0.17-0.24) than for non-tumorigenic (0.005-0.04) cells and increase
(0.27-0.65 and 0.13-0.29, respectively) with hydroxycitrate.
Although maximal ATP-citrate lyase activities do not correlate with
malignancy, citrate may be a major fate of glutaminolytic pyruvate in tumour
cells. Citrate accounts for 14-37% of consumed glutamine compared with 11-13%
being recovered as CO2. By contrast, approximately 100% of glycolytic
pyruvate is converted to lactate.