代谢
过量的生育酚会转化为它们相应的羧乙基羟基色原(CEHC),这取决于生育酚的异构体。更深入地讲,生育酚的代谢始于肝脏代谢,这是由CYP4F2/CYP3A4依赖的ω-羟基化作用领导的,这种作用导致13'-羧基色醇的形成。代谢途径随后经过五个周期的β-氧化。β-氧化周期通过缩短侧链发挥作用,第一个周期导致羧基二甲基癸基羟基色醇的形成,接着是羧基甲基辛基羟基色醇。这两种代谢物被归类为长链代谢物,它们不会通过尿液排出。两轮β-氧化产生的中间链代谢物包括羧基甲基己基羟基色醇和羧基甲基丁基羟基色醇。这些中间链代谢物可以在人类的粪便和尿液中找到。如前所述,生育酚的分解终端产物是CEHC,它主要可以在尿液和粪便中找到。在人类和小鼠的粪便中已经检测到两种新的代谢物。这些新的代谢物是12'-羟基色醇和11'-羟基色醇。由于它们的化学性质,人们认为这些代谢物可以作为ω-1和ω-2羟基化的证据,这导致12'-OH的氧化受损,随后是侧链的截断。
Excess tocopherol is converted into their corresponding carboxyethylhydroxychroman (CEHC), based on the isomer of tocopherol. More deeply, the metabolism of tocopherol begins with the hepatic metabolism which is led by a CYP4F2/CYP3A4-dependent ω-hydroxylation of the side chains which leads to the formation of 13'-carboxychromanol. The metabolic pathway is followed by five cycles of β-oxidation. The β-oxidation cycles function by shortening the side chains, the first cycle results in the formation of carboxydimethyldecylhydroxychromanol followed by carboxymethyloctylhydroxychromanol. These two metabolites are categorized as long-chain metabolites and they are not excreted in the urine. Some intermediate-chain metabolites that are products of two rounds of β-oxidation are carboxymethylhexylhydroxychromanol and carboxymethylbutylhydroxychromanol. These intermediate-chain metabolites can be found in human feces and urine. The catabolic end-product of tocopherols, as stated before, is CEHC which can be largely found in urine and feces. Two new metabolites have been detected in human and mice feces. These new metabolites are 12'-hydroxychromanol and 11'-hydroxychromanol. Because of their chemistry, it is thought that these metabolites can be the evidence for a ω-1 and ω-2 hydroxylation which leads to an impaired oxidation of 12'-OH followed side-chain truncation.
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