1. The utilization of amino acids for gluconeogenesis by rat liver develops in postnatal life, reaching maximum activity at the fifth day. 2. The activity of aspartate transaminase shows a similar trend in postnatal development and the increased activity appears to be due to the soluble enzyme. 3. The activity of alanine transaminase is low in foetal and postnatal rat liver and increases in act...

responsive to changes in the balance between protein anabolism and catabolism. The activity of this enzyme is low when conservation of protein is required for body growth. Thus, in the livers of immature rats, alanine transaminase is only one-fourth the level of that found in adult rat liver (11). Conversely, alanine transaminase activity in liver may be elevated by as much as sevenfold when gl...

responsive to changes in the balance between protein anabolism and catabolism. The activity of this enzyme is low when conservation of protein is required for body growth. Thus, in the livers of immature rats, alanine transaminase is only one-fourth the level of that found in adult rat liver (11). Conversely, alanine transaminase activity in liver may be elevated by as much as sevenfold when gl...

PROCEEDINGS I 966 4 (concentration test, aspartate transaminase content), liver function (alanine transaminase content, alkaline phosphatase content), blood (Hb, haematocrit, haemolysis, white blood cells, coagulation, platelet adhesiveness), post-mortem examinations and body fat composition, no indications were obtained that a 12-week fe,eding period with high amounts of hydrogenated fats of e...

Abbreviations: OTA: Ochratoxin-A; hr: Hour; ppm: Parts-Per Million; b.wt.: Body Weight; RBC: Red Blood Cell; Hb: Hemoglobin; PCV: Packed Cell Volume; TLC: Total Leukocyte Count; DLC: Differential Leukocyte Count; MCV: Mean Corpuscular Volume; MCH: Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin; MCHC: Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration; BUN: Blood Urea Nitrogen; ALP: Alkaline Phosphatase; ALT: Alanine Trans...

BACKGROUND In white biotechnology biocatalysis represents a key technology for chemical functionalization of non-natural compounds. The plasmid-born overproduction of an alcohol dehydrogenase, an L-alanine-dependent transaminase and an alanine dehydrogenase allows for redox self-sufficient amination of alcohols in whole cell biotransformation. Here, conditions to optimize the whole cell biocata...

Purified D-amino acid transaminase from Bacillus sphaericus catalyzes an (~,/3 elimination from the D isomer of pchloroalanine to yield equivalent amounts of pyruvate, chloride, and ammonia; the L isomer of chloroalanine is not a substrate for this transaminase. During the /I elimination there is a synchronous loss in enzyme activity; the Kinact for /I-chloroalanine was estimated to be about 10...

Objective(s): Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) play an important role in bone health. Cadmium causes osteoporosis, but the exact mechanisms of its effect on MSCs are not known. Materials and Methods: Rats were treated with cadmium chloride (40 mg/l) in drinking water for six weeks, and then the biochemical and morphological studies on MSCs were carried out as a cellular backup for oste...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: AD: Alzheimer’s Disease; CDR: Clinical Dementia Rating; MNA: Mini Nutritional Assessment; HDL: High Density Lipoprotein; LDL: Low Density Lipoprotein Levels; Aβ: Accumulation of Beta-Amyloid; NINCDS-ADRDA: National Institute of Neurologic and Communicative Disorders and Stroke and the Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders Associatio...