[Modulation of the inhibiting effect of long-chained acyl-CoA on oxidative phosphorylation of liver mitochondria in rats of various lines by Z-protein].

: The effect of short-term starvation on the energy state of the adenine nucleotide system in the livers of rats of Wistar and Wag strains was studied. In fed rats, (4 hours after food withdrawal) both strains had the same liver content of long-chain acyl-CoAs. At the same time, in the livers of Wistar rats the phosphate potential values were much higher than in the livers of Wag rats (1.82 +/- 0.18 and 0.64 +/- 0.08, respectively), thus suggesting a strong inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation in the livers of Wag rats. Based on a comparison of the states and levels of Z-protein in the livers of fed and starved Wistar and Wag rats, it was proposed that an excess of long-chain acyl-CoAs over the Z-protein content in the liver is a necessary prerequisite for the development of inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation. Thus, the Z-protein may be considered as a possible physiological modulator of the inhibitory effect of acyl-CoAs on the energy state of the adenine nucleotide system in the liver in vivo.