FCT. - SFRH/BD/38074/2007
Overall fatty acid oxidation rates were investigated in rat hepatocytes using [9,10-H-3]palmitic, [9,10-H-3]-oleic, [9.10-H-3]-myristic and [2,3-H-3]-phenylpropionic acids. The effect of both valproate (VPA) (0-10 mM) and two of its unsaturated metabolite
A number of valproate adverse reactions are due to its interference with several metabolic pathways, including that of fatty acid oxidation. In order to resolve which mitochondrial enzymes of fatty acid oxidation are inhibited by which VPA intermediates w