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Query: EC:4.1.2.13 (aldolase)
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Aspergillus nidulans was completely devoid of fruit bodies when grown on manganese deficient cultures. This result was shown earlier to be due to a lack of alpha-1,3 glucan in the cell wall. Several enzymes of carbon and nitrogen metabolism were investigated in an attempt to explain the absence of this reserve material. Synthesis of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, phosphoglucoisomerase and aldolase, were not strongly affected by manganese deficiency. However, phosphoglucomutase showed only 60% of the activity of the control cultures and it was argued that this was connected with the low amounts of alpha-1,3 glucan synthesized. Malate dehydrogenase was the enzyme the least affected by manganese deficiency and the two to threefold higher activity measured after glucose depletion might indicate the induction of the glyoxylate cycle. An impaired glutamine synthetase could explain the increase in activity observed for NAD-glutamine dehydrogenase.
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PMID:Sexual differentiation in Aspergillus nidulans: the requirement for manganese and the correlation between phosphoglucomutase and the synthesis of reserve material. 17 48

Experimental head injuries, which are easily reproducible in animal studies with guinea pigs, result in a significant increase of secondary serum enzymes. Malate dehydrogenase (MDH), fructose 1,6-diphosphate-aldolase and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), together with the isoenzymes 1 and 2, are found especially in brain in large amounts. These enzymes act as 'tracer substances' of cerebral tissue and show significantly increased serum activities in cases where acute substantial damage to the brain associated with severe alterations of the blood-brain barrier is found. In the absence of shock, hypoxia and additional bodily injuries the loss of brain tissue has to be considered the only source of enzyme outflow. The early treatment of injured animals with high doses of dexamethasone results in a protective and stabilizing effect, preventing the extrusion of enzymes from the traumatically involved brain cells. Thus by observing the characteristic serum enzyme activities of treated and untreated injured animals a therapeutic effect of dexamethasone can be demonstrated within a relatively short time.
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PMID:Therapeutic effect of dexamethasone in experimental head injuries. 67 78

Chemostat cultures of Erwinia amylovora 595, grown in mineral salts-nicotinic acid medium at 30 degrees C, and limited by D-glucose concentrations in the presence of dissolved oxygen tensions (D.O.T.) greater than about 6mm Hg, became limited by oxygen availability below about 4 mm Hg. This latter limitation was accompanied by a marked increase in acid production as the D.O.T. was depressed. The transition between D-glucose- and oxygen-limitation was also characterized by a maximum in succinate oxidase activity, and a minimum in the in situ respiration. D-Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and D-fructose-1, 6-diphosphate aldolase showed small reductions in specific activity in the region 4-6 mm Hg D.O.T., but further reduction to 2 mm Hg resulted in a marked increase in the specific activity of aldolase. Malate dehydrogenase followed the converse trend, and attained very low activity levels when the D.O.T. decreased beyond the lower limits of detection. The in situ respiration was maximal at 2 mm Hg D.O.T., while potential respiration values were minimal at 2 mm Hg, and maximal at about 8 mm Hg D.O.T. The insitu respiration rate was proportional to dilution rate (D), in presence of excess oxygen, up to 0.18 h-1, after which a marked diminution occurred and continued until the wash-out rate was attained. Succinate oxidase activity decreased with increase in dilution rate, but remained constant above D equals 0.18 h-1. Malate dehydrogenase showed a persistent decline with increase in dilution rate, while D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate activity increased somehwat at higher dilution rates. The data are interpreted in terms of two transition points, at 6 and 2 mm Hg D.O.T., and of a change from respiratory to fermentative metabolism at low D.O.T., and at high dilution rates.
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PMID:Variation in the activity levels of selected enzymes of Erwinia amylovora 595 in response to changes in dissolved oxygen tension and growth rate of D-glucose-limited chemostat cultures. 111 45

Microfilariae of bovine filarial parasite Setaria cervi are equipped with the enzymes of glycolysis, pentose phosphate and PEP-succinate pathways and thus resemble the adult form in its metabolic pattern. Malate dehydrogenase was the most active enzyme in microfilariae followed by lactic dehydrogenase and fumarase, while phosphoglucoisomerase, PEP-carboxykinase and FDP-aldolase were comparatively less active. The very low ratio of PK/PEPCK in S. cervi microfilariae indicates active fixation of CO2 into PEP to produce oxalacetate. Centperazine and diethylcarbamazine significantly inhibited PEP-carboxykinase, fumarate reductase and succinic dehydrogenase, suggesting that these antifilarials probably exert microfilaricidal action by blocking the PEP-succinate pathway.
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PMID:Setaria cervi: enzymes in microfilariae and in vitro action of antifilarials. 715 43

During a long-term study in the rat some enzyme activities were determined in plasma, lung, spleen and skeletal muscle. Twelve rats of each sex were investigated every 49 days from 35 until 1115 days of life. Lactate dehydrogenase in lung and spleen decreases; in muscle and plasma, however, the activity varies considerably. Malate dehydrogenase in the tissues remains nearly unchanged apart from distinct peaks in the first year of life; in plasma the activity takes an M-shaped course. In contrast to the changes of glutamate dehydrogenase in the tissues with a tendency to diminish, this enzyme increases in plasma during the lifetime. Aspartate aminotransferase activity in the tissues, except muscle, varies with a rhythmical behaviour, and in plasma shows a gradual increase. Alanine aminotransferase in lung and spleen has two activity peaks. In muscle this enzyme varies only slightly after a steep initial decrease. In plasma the activity has a tendency to rise. Creatine kinase in the tissues reveals several activity peaks. In plasma the activity course is U-shaped. Adenylate kinase in spleen and lung rises, whereas in muscle the activity varies considerably. The nearly identical decrease of alkaline phosphatase activity in the tissues during ageing is also reflected by a concomitant behaviour in plasma. Leucine arylamidase in lung and muscle both have a U-shaped characteristic, whereas in spleen the activity changes in a shorter period. In plasma, a rhythmical behaviour is apparent. Aldolase in plasma tripled during the observation period. Except for lactate dehydrogenase and aldolase, distinct sex-differences are observed in plasma. With progressive age the animals suffer increasingly from characteristic diseases, which beside experimental components have influenced the enzyme pattern. Enzyme activities in plasma and tissues show a complex pattern and are only of limited importance in understanding the ageing process.
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PMID:Long-term observation of plasma and tissue enzyme activities in the rat. 720 25