Kininase Activity in Human Blood

Transaminase activity in human blood.

Enzymatic transamination consists of the enzyme catalyzed reversible transfer of the alpha amino nitrogen of an amino acid to an alpha-keto acid with the synthesis of a second amino acid and a second alpha-keto acid. Enzymes catalyzing different transamination reactions are found widely distributed in animal tissues and have been shown to change in activity in some tissues during disease (1-3)....

Determination of cholinesterase activity in human blood.

A simple spectrophotometric assay of carboxypeptidase N (kininase I) in human serum.

Kininase I (carboxypeptidase N; EC 3.4.17.3) consists of carboxypeptidase N1 (CN1) and carboxypeptidase N2 (CN2); these two enzymes can be differentiated by their activities towards hippuryl-L-arginine and hippuryl-L-lysine, respectively. A spectrophotometric assay for both carboxypeptidases in human serum is described and the biochemical behaviour of these enzymes investigated. The pH optima a...

In vitro activity of actinospectacin in human whole blood.

A method for testing antibacterial substances in whole blood is described. The test agent for the method was actinospectacin which reportedly has good in vivo activity, approximately in the range with chloramphenicol, but relatively poor in vitro activity in the common media. In human whole blood, however, the in vitro activity compares favorably with chloramphenicol thus indicating that whole ...

in vitro inhibition of acetylcholinesterase activity in human red blood cells by cadmium and lead

the effects of cadmium and lead on human erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase activity were studied. blood used in this study was obtained from 24 healthy individuals, then after hemolysation, treated with 3 various concentrations of cadmium and lead. a strong inhibition of acetylcholinesterase was noted in treated samples by cadmium and lead. the remaining activity in the case of lead, the remaini...