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University of Ioannina

ΦΩΣΦΑΤΑΣΗ ΤΗΣ 1,6-ΔΙΦΩΣΦΟΡΙΚΗΣ ΦΡΟΥΚΤΟΖΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΤΡ-ΔΙΦΩΣΦΟΥΔΡΟΛΑΣΗ ΣΤΟΝ ΑΝΘΡΩΠΙΝΟ ΠΛΑΚΟΥΝΤΑ

Abstract

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FRUCTOSE 1,6-BISPHOSPHATASE (FRUCTOSE) HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN EXTRACTS OF HUMANTERM PLACENTA UNDER CONDITIONS WHERE THE PLACENTA WAS FROZEN IN LIQUID NITROGEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER DELIVERY . THE ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY 0.03 MMOLES FRU-P2/MIN/G TISSUE WAS FOUND TO HAVE AN ALKALINE PH OPTIMUM AND MW OF 26,000 DALTONS. THE MICHAELS-MENTEN CONSTANT FOR FRU-P2 WAS FOUND TO BE 2,6X10-5M AT PH 7,4 AMP, AS STRONG INHIBITOR OF FRU-P2ASES, INHIBITED THE ACTIVITY WITH A K1 3,3X10-4M AT PH 7,4. THESE RESULTS INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF A PROTELYSED FORM OF FRUCTOSE-1,6-BISPHOSPHATASE IN HUMAN TERM PLACENTA. ATP-DISPHOSPHOHYDROLASE (ATP-DPH) HAS BEEN ALSO IDENTIFIED IN HUMAN TERM PLACENTA ATP-DPH ACTIVITY WAS FOUND TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH A PARTICULATE FRACTION (P37). IT HYDROLYSES ATP TO AMI AND INORGANIC PHOSPHATE THROUGH ADP. THE PH OPTIMUM OF ATP-DPH IS 8,0-8,5. THE ENZYME IS ACTIVATED BY MG2+(IMM) BY NAF OR NAN3 WHILE INHIBITORS OF ATPASES, MYOKINASE ANDALKALINE PHOSPHATASE HAVE NO EFFECT. ATP-DPH DEGRADES ADP THUS PREVENTING PLATELET AGGREGATION AND BLOOD CLOTTING. THE PHYSIOLOGICAL ROLE OF THIS ENZYME WILLBE FURTHER INVESTIGATED WHEN THE ACTIVITY IS SOLUBILIZED AND PURIFIED.

Degree

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Grantor dc:publisher
University of Ioannina
Year dc:date
1988

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Παπαμαρκάκη, Θωμαΐς

Subjects

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gre

Identifiers

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Identifier
10.12681/eadd/1112
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:10442/1112

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citation

Παπαμαρκάκη, Θωμαΐς. ΦΩΣΦΑΤΑΣΗ ΤΗΣ 1,6-ΔΙΦΩΣΦΟΡΙΚΗΣ ΦΡΟΥΚΤΟΖΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΤΡ-ΔΙΦΩΣΦΟΥΔΡΟΛΑΣΗ ΣΤΟΝ ΑΝΘΡΩΠΙΝΟ ΠΛΑΚΟΥΝΤΑ. University of Ioannina, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/1112