University of Ioannina
ΦΩΣΦΑΤΑΣΗ ΤΗΣ 1,6-ΔΙΦΩΣΦΟΡΙΚΗΣ ΦΡΟΥΚΤΟΖΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΤΡ-ΔΙΦΩΣΦΟΥΔΡΟΛΑΣΗ ΣΤΟΝ ΑΝΘΡΩΠΙΝΟ ΠΛΑΚΟΥΝΤΑ
Abstract
dc:descriptionFRUCTOSE 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
thesis:*- Grantor dc:publisher
- University of Ioannina
- Year dc:date
- 1988
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Παπαμαρκάκη, Θωμαΐς
Subjects
dc:subject × 12Rights
- Language dc:language
- gre
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- 10.12681/eadd/1112
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:10442/1112