I. The two isozymes of alkaline phosphatase (orthophosphoric monoester phosphohydrolase, EC 3.1.3.1) detectable in human blood group O plasma have been separated from one another and isolated in a high state of purity. With p-nitrophenyl phosphate as substrate, the catalytic properties of the two isozymes appear to be the same with respect to pH optimum, lO.5; Kin, o.35-o.4 mM, and activity in ...

The age-dependent development of alpha-amylase expression in utero and during the first two years of life is reported. Separation of salivary and pancreatic amylase isozymes in a discontinuous buffered sheet polyacrylamide electrophoretic system, with subsequent densitometry, provides a reliable semiquantitative method of estimating the proportions of salivary and pancreatic amylases in urine a...

The present study demonstrates that the α, ε, and ι isozymes of protein kinase C (PKC) are translocated to particulate fractions from the cytosol during brief intervals of global ischemia as well as reperfusion of ischemic rat myocardium. In contrast, phorbol ester treatment of perfused hearts resulted in the translocation of the α, δ, and ε isozymes of PKC to particulate fractions. Additionall...

Nonspecific esterase (NSE) is used to identify normal and leukemic mononuclear phagocytes cytochemically. It can be demonstrated by the hydrolysis of alpha-naphthyl acetate or butyrate. NSE from leukapheresed leukemic monocytes were extracted with several types of detergent and grouped into two isoelectric point (pl) categories based on the ease of solubility: pl 5.7-6.3 (8 bands) greater than ...

Vertebrates have acidic and basic isozymes of adenylosuccinate synthetase, which participate in the first committed step of de novo AMP biosynthesis and/or the purine nucleotide cycle. These isozymes differ in their kinetic properties and N-leader sequences, and their regulation may vary with tissue type. Recombinant acidic and basic synthetases from mouse, in the presence of active site ligand...

The effects of arsenic (As) were investigated on seed germination, root and shoot length and their biomass and some other factors to elucidate the toxicity of As. The results showed low concentrations of As (0-1 mg/kg) stimulated seed germination and the growth of root and shoot, however, these factors all decreased gradually at high concentrations of As (5-20 mg/kg). The contents of O2*-, MDA,...

A library of glycoconjugate benzenesulfonamides that contain diverse carbohydrate-triazole tails were investigated for their ability to inhibit the enzymatic activity of the three human transmembrane carbonic anhydrase (CA) isozymes hCA IX, hCA XII and hCA XIV. These isozymes have their CA domains located extracellularly, unlike the physiologically dominant hCA II, and are of immense current in...

Two isozymes of 3-phosphoglycerate kinase (ATP:3-phospho-D-~ycerate 1 -phosphotransferase, EC 2.7.2.3, PGK) are known to be present in mammalian tissues. PGK-I ** is found in all somatic tissues, and its structural locus is X-linked in humans [l] , kangaroos [2] and mice [3] .PGK-2 has been detected only in the sperm and testis of a number of mammals; however, there are exceptions where it has ...

Glutathione S-transferase (GST) isozymes play a central role in the protection of cells from cytotoxic chemicals and have a putative role in the intrinsic and acquired resistance of tumors to cytotoxic drugs. We have isolated and purified GST isozymes from mouse liver (M. Warholm et al., Biochemistry, 25: 4119-4125, 1986) and analyzed the metabolic products of the reaction of L-phenylalanine mu...

changing metabolic roles of the individual tissues. Most of this chapter is directed towards the enzyme lactate dehydrogenase since this has been the most widely studied and much is known about its development and evolution. Chapter 8 discusses isozymes occurring in insects, plants and lower organisms and is mainly concerned with genetic variations of a variety of enzymes. Chapter 9 is an excel...