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Query: EC:3.1.1.7 (acetylcholinesterase)
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Riboflavin upon exposure to UV and visible radiations has been shown to produce active oxygen species. The present work deals with erythrocyte membrane as model system to study the damaging potential of photosensitized riboflavin. Membrane preparations (2.5 mg protein/ml) following exposure to sunlight in presence of riboflavin for different time intervals revealed significant inhibition of ATPases, p-nitrophenyl phosphatase and acetylcholinesterase. Considerable increase in lipid peroxidation was caused by the photosensitized riboflavin. Quenching studies using specific scavengers indicated remarkable inhibition. The production and identification of reactive oxygen species by photosensitized riboflavin and their possible involvement in membrane damaging effect has been discussed.
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PMID:Membrane damaging potential of photosensitized riboflavin. 179 63

Acute single dose (ip) administration of two rare earth elements like lanthanum chloride (250 mg/kg body wt) and neodymium chloride (200 mg/kg body wt) to chicks have been found to reduce the activity of certain erythrocyte membrane bound enzymes, viz. acetylcholinesterase, NADH dehydrogenase, Mg(2+)-ATPase, p-nitrophenyl phosphatase. Erythrocyte membrane bound glycosidases e.g. beta-D-glucosidase, beta-D-galactosidase and beta-D-glucuronidase were also reduced. Other components such as cholesterol and phospholipid residues were reduced but their ratio (cholesterol/phospholipid) remaining unchanged. Membrane sulfhydryl groups were also significantly inhibited by these rare earth elements.
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PMID:Chicken erythrocyte membrane: lipid profile and enzymatic activity under lanthanum chloride and neodymium chloride administration. 187 35

Comparison of properties of fragmented sarcoplasmic reticulum samples isolated by several methods is reported. It was found that the protein composition does not differ significantly in samples which were or were not washed with 0.6 M KCl when isolated. In the case of samples washed with KCl solution the Zn concentration, the Ca/Mg ratio (determined from experimental data), acetylcholinesterase and superoxide dismutase activities were higher whereas Ca+Mg-activated ATPase and p-nitrophenylphosphatase activities were lower than those of samples which were not washed with 0.6 M KCl. In the latter samples the amount of SH-groups and the reactivity of fast SH-s are higher in Ca+EGTA containing media than in media containing only EGTA. In contrast in the case of samples washed with KCl solution the results are the opposite. In conclusion, washing of FSR with 0.6 M KCl alters the metal composition, enzymatic properties, SH-group reactivity and as a result of these probably the conformation of the protein samples, as well.
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PMID:Enzymatic properties, metal composition and SH-group reactivity of fragmented sarcoplasmic reticulum isolated from rabbit skeletal muscle. 196 46

Sarcolemmal membranes were isolated from porcine skeletal muscle by modifications of a LiBr-extraction technique. Latency determinations of acetylcholinesterase, ouabain-sensitive p-nitrophenylphosphatase, [3H]ouabain binding, and (Na+ + K+)-ATPase activities indicated that 65-76% of the membranes were sealed inside-out vesicles. The preparations were enriched in cholesterol and phospholipid, and demonstrated adenylate cyclase activity and both cAMP and cGMP phosphodiesterase activities. An indication of the purity of this fraction was that the Ca2+-ATPase activity (0.13 mumol Pi mg-1 min-1 at 37 degrees C) was 3.8% of that of porcine skeletal muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum preparations. Pertussis toxin specifically catalyzed the ADP-ribosylation of a Mr 41,000 sarcolemmal protein, indicating the presence of the inhibitory guanine nucleotide regulatory protein of adenylate cyclase, Ni. An endogenous ADP-ribosyltransferase activity, with several membrane protein substrates, was also demonstrated. The addition of exogenous cAMP-dependent protein kinase or calmodulin promoted the phosphorylation of a number of sarcolemmal proteins. The calmodulin-dependent phosphorylation exhibited an approximate K 1/2 for Ca2+ of 0.5 microM, and an approximate K 1/2 for calmodulin of 0.1 microM. 125I-Calmodulin affinity labeling of the sarcolemma, using dithiobis(succinimidyl propionate), demonstrated the presence of Mr 160,000 and 280,000 calmodulin-binding components in these membranes. These results demonstrate that this porcine preparation will be valuable in the study of skeletal muscle sarcolemmal ion transport, protein and hormonal receptors, and protein kinase-catalyzed phosphorylation.
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PMID:Components of purified sarcolemma from porcine skeletal muscle. 299 26

The irreversible effect of benzyl alcohol on ATPase, p-nitrophenylphosphatase and acetylcholinesterase in the erythrocyte membrane of rats was demonstrated. The ATPase activity in the membranes was stimulated with 10 -70 mM benzyl alcohol and inhibited by concentrations greater than 80 mM. p-Nitrophenylphosphatase was gradually inhibited by concentrations of benzyl alcohol greater than 30 mM. The acetylcholinesterase activity was not affected by concentrations below 100 mM and strongly inhibited by concentrations of benzyl alcohol greater than 150 mM. With the uptake studies of 14C-labeled benzyl alcohol by membranes, the highest uptake was obtained in the presence of 200 mM of benzyl alcohol. And SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis showed a binding of benzyl alcohol to the major protein bands of the erythrocyte membrane. Therefore, stimulation of the ATPase activity appeared to be the result of an increase in ion uptake due to an increase in the fluidity of the membrane lipid by benzyl alcohol, and the inhibition of the enzymes may be the result of benzyl alcohol-induced denaturation of the membrane components. The difference in the observed inhibition patterns among ATPase, p-nitrophenylphosphatase and acetylcholinesterase may be related to the sensitivity of benzyl alcohol on those enzymes.
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PMID:Effect of benzyl alcohol on adenosine triphosphatase, p-nitrophenylphosphatase and acetylcholinesterase in rat erythrocyte membrane. 609 Jun 85

Calcitonin is a hormone peptide produced by the thyroid gland, whose best described role is to prevent bone reabsorption. It also participates in other biological functions, even at central nervous system level. We studied the effect of added calcitonin on ATPase and acetylcholinesterase activities in synaptosomal membranes isolated from rat cerebral cortex. Calcitonin at 10(-7) - 10(-5)M concentration decreased 20-40% Na+, K(+)-ATPase and 15-25% K(+)-p-nitrophenylphosphatase activities, and at 10(-6)-10(-5)M reduced 20-30% Mg(2+)-p-nitrophenylphosphatase activity. However, this peptide failed to modify Mg(2+) - and Ca(2+)-ATPase or acetylcholinesterase activities. Results suggest that the sodium pump may be a target for calcitonin effects at neuronal level. Thus, calcitonin inhibition of sodium/potassium transport through synaptic membranes supports a regulatory role of this peptide on neurotransmission.
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PMID:A study of calcitonin effect on synaptosomal membrane enzymes. 921 Jan 82

It had been proposed that sialyl-residues on the surface of the cell control the activity of certain plasma membrane ecto-enzymes. We have tested the effects of several established (or presumptive) ecto-enzymes in tissue cultures of CNS-derived cells. Application of neuraminidases to cultured mouse neuroblastoma (N-18), neonatal Syrian hamster astrocytes (NN), human astrocytoma (Cox clone) and two lines of primary mouse astroblasts failed to change the activity of ecto-ATPase and 5'-nucleotidase. Only two of the seven neuraminidase preparations produced marked or moderate increases in inorganic pyrophosphatase, p-nitrophenylphosphatase and cholinesterase. We have concluded that the stimulation of these enzymes was not due to removal of sialyl-residues. We suggest that contaminants (haemolysins?) in neuraminidase preparations of Clostridium perfringens increased membrane permeability and facilitated substrate-product translocation.
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PMID:On the activation of plasma membrane ecto-enzymes by treatment with neuraminidase. 1217 May 85