Squalene synthetase activity in liver microsomes from rats sacrificed at three different times of the diurnal cycle showed no significant differences. Addition of 4% cholestyramine to the food resulted in a marked increase in activity (280% of control), independent of the time of killing. 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase and cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase activity, determined as positive controls, were also found to be elevated by cholestyramine and additionally showed a diurnal variation. On the other hand, five control enzyme activities, not directly related to cholesterol metabolism, i.e. glutamate dehydrogenase, NADPH cytochrome-c reductase, beta-hexosaminidase, catalase and acyl coenzyme A oxidase, showed neither an influence of cholestyramine feeding nor a time of sacrifice dependent variation.
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