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Changing activities of galactose-metabolizing enzymes during perfusion of suckling-rat liver.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6259949     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The specific activities of the galactose-metabolizing enzymes, galactokinase (EC 2.7.1.6), galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase (EC 2.7.7.12), and UDPgalactose 4-epimerase (EC 5.1.3.2), in suckling-rat livers perfused for 90 min with 1 and 4 mM galactose fluctuate significantly with a different pattern of change for each enzyme. Perfusion for 30 min with galactose resulted in a significant increase of transferase specific activity followed by a precipitous decline to about one-fifth of the activity in unperfused liver at 90 min. The increase in transferase activity was also observed when D-glucose was perfused but not when L-glucose, D-fructose, D-xylose, or D-ribose was added to the perfusate. No such changes in transferase activity were observed when adult-rat liver was perfused with galactose. Epimerase activity in the suckling-rat liver was relatively low, and the changes in its activity correlated best with the uptake rate of galactose. The perfused suckling-rat liver may provide a model system for examination of factors that modulate the specific activity of galactose-metabolizing enzymes and effect the metabolism of galactose.
Authors:
S Rogers; S Segal
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of physiology     Volume:  240     ISSN:  0002-9513     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Physiol.     Publication Date:  1981 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1981-05-26     Completed Date:  1981-05-26     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370511     Medline TA:  Am J Physiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  E333-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Animals, Suckling
Carbohydrate Epimerases / metabolism*
Female
Galactokinase / metabolism*
Galactose / administration & dosage,  metabolism*
Liver / enzymology*,  metabolism
Male
Nucleotidyltransferases / metabolism*
Perfusion
Rats
Time Factors
UDPglucose 4-Epimerase / metabolism*
UTP-Hexose-1-Phosphate Uridylyltransferase / metabolism*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HD-08536/HD/NICHD NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
26566-61-0/Galactose; EC 2.7.1.6/Galactokinase; EC 2.7.7.-/Nucleotidyltransferases; EC 2.7.7.10/UTP-Hexose-1-Phosphate Uridylyltransferase; EC 5.1.3.-/Carbohydrate Epimerases; EC 5.1.3.2/UDPglucose 4-Epimerase

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