Urethanase in rat tissues
作者:
Chun‐Ju Zhao,
Kyoichi Kobashi,
期刊:
Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health
(Taylor Available online 1992)
卷期:
Volume 37,
issue 1
页码: 37-45
ISSN:0098-4108
年代: 1992
DOI:10.1080/15287399209531655
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
Urethane‐hydrolyzing activity (urethanase) was found in the homogenates of liver, kidney, and lung of rats. The activity was significantly higher at acidic condition (pH 5.0) than that at neutral condition (pH 7.0) in every case. The highest activity among them was observed in a kidney homogenate preparation. The activities increased slightly with treatment by Triton X‐100. Intracellular distribution of urethanase in rat kidney was examined and found that the enzyme activity located mainly in the lyso‐somal fraction. The optimal pH was found to be 5.0. The enzyme activity was strongly inhibited by EDTA, whose 50% inhibitory concentration was 7.4 × 10−7M. Complete loss of the enzyme activity by the addition of EDTA was fully recovered by the addition of Zn2+, which suggested that urethanase belongs to the category of Zn enzyme.
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