PYRUVATOKINASE, 6-PHOSPHOGLUCONATE DEHYDROGENASE, AND ATP-ASECA ACTIVITY OF RETICULOCYTES AND NORMOCYTES
Abstract
While ATP-ase does not, in the reticulocyte, reveal an activity noticeably different from that of the mature erythrocyte, the 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase and the pyruvatokinase reveal a noticeably increased activity. The 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase activity, corresponding to the disappearance of the granular and filamentous substance, moves toward the values that are characteristic of the normocyte; this gives noteworthy correspondence between the behavior of the enzyme and the morphological aspect. Pyruvatokinase, instead, decreases more slowly and maintains a still rather high activity in the young erythrocytes which are no longer reticulated.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 03, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0836163
Entities
People
- F. Belfiore
- J. Meldolesi
Organizations
- United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories