Effect of 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole on the formation of triglyceride in liver slice.

Abstract
In the liver of rats that received the herbicide 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole (AT 1 g/kg, i.p.), the incorporation of 14C-acetate into TG [triglycerides] decreased about 45% when compared with that of the control. The incorporation of 14C-palmitate into TG did not differ from controls. The incorporation of 14C-acetate into total fatty acid decreased about 30% in the liver of rats given AT. In in vitro experiments, the incorporation of 14C-acetate into TG was inhibited about 40% in the presence of 50 mM AT in incubation mixtures; the inhibition was dependent on the concentration of AT. Decrease of liver TG level at AT may be partly due to the inhibition of fatty acid synthesis in the liver.