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Query: EC:4.1.2.13 (aldolase)
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Effects of an 18 min exercise test, on three separate occasions during a one year jump-training programme, was studied in seven horses. Determinations were carried out on venous blood for packed cell volume, haemoglobin, total protein, lactate and pyruvate, glucose, free fatty acids, insulin, glucagon, blood gases, bicarbonate, pH, aldolase, aspartate aminotransferase and alanine amino-transferase. Exercise caused a slight increase in lactate and pyruvate, total protein, aldolase, alanine aminotransferase, pO2, bicarbonate and pH. Glucose, free fatty acids and pCO2 levels decreased. Training caused no significant difference in these changes. However, during the year, increases in lactate and decreases in pH (resting levels) were observed.
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PMID:Changes in some haematological and metabolic indices in young horses during the first year of jump-training. 191 34

Some biochemical parameters of liver and liver microsomes were studied in albino rats following administration of cobra and viper venoms at dose of 2 mg/kg body weight. The total protein content in cobra venom treated (CVT) animals and DNA and RNA contents of liver and liver microsomes were almost unaltered in both the venom treated animals while total protein content was significantly reduced in viper venom treated (VVT) animals. Alkaline and acid phosphatases activities of whole liver showed significant increase in both the venom treated animals whereas the rise in cholinesterase activity in CVT animals was not significant. Lactic acid content was significantly higher in CVT animals compared to either VVT animals or controls. The glycolytic enzymes viz., aldolase, phosphohexose isomerase and lactate dehydrogenase measured in hepatic microsomal fraction were significantly reduced while alanine and aspartate aminotransferases and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase activities of liver microsomes were significantly elevated in both the venom treated animals compared to controls.
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PMID:Biochemical studies of liver & liver microsomes in envenomated rats. 227 76

Hereditary fructose intolerance (HFI) is an inborn error of metabolism, inherited as an autosomal recessive disorder and caused by a decrease in the activity of fructose-1-phosphate aldolase (aldolase B) in affected individuals. Investigation of the molecular basis of HFI is reported here by the identification of two molecular lesions in the aldolase B gene of the HFI individual. Using polymerase chain reaction to specifically amplify exons at this locus and T7 polymerase for the sequence determination of these double-stranded fragments, we show the mutational heterogeneity of the proband. One allele, previously indicated by restriction analysis, was confirmed as A149P (Ala 149 to Pro in exon 5). The other allele was identified as a 4-bp deletion found in exon 4, a deletion which causes a frameshift at codon 118, resulting in a truncated protein of 132 amino acids. Segregation of these mutant alleles in the proband's family was shown by using allele-specific oligodeoxynucleotides to probe blots of amplified DNA. The techniques employed here represent a rapid and efficient method for detection of other mutations in families with this disease. In addition, the ability to detect mutant alleles by allele-specific hybridization offers a new method for definitive diagnosis, a method which avoids a fructose loading or liver-biopsy examination.
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PMID:Molecular evidence for compound heterozygosity in hereditary fructose intolerance. 233 10

Dietary hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) and gamma-isomer of HCH produced significant increase in liver weights of mice. Elevated levels of alanine and aspartate aminotransferases and of alkaline phosphatase in the blood of these animals suggested hepatotoxicity. Hepatic soluble enzymes--aspartate aminotransferase and lactate dehydrogenase--were markedly lowered. Among the hepatic lysosomal enzymes, acid phosphatase and acid cathepsin were increased in the experimental animals. Hepatic glucose-6-phosphatase was lowered by HCH while aldolase activity was increased. Hydrolytic enzymes in small intestine, viz., disaccharidases, lipase, amylase, dipeptidase and phosphatases, were also affected by dietary HCH and gamma-HCH. The results suggested cellular toxicity in hepatocytes of HCH and gamma-HCH fed animals, and also interference in gastrointestinal absorption.
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PMID:Biochemical toxicity of hexachlorocyclohexane and its gamma-isomer in albino mice. 248 47

In order to elucidate the role of particular amino acid residues in the catalytic activity and conformational stability of human aldolases A and B [EC 4.1.2.13], the cDNAs encoding these isoenzyme were modified using oligonucleotide-directed, site-specific mutagenesis. The Cys-72 and/or Cys-338 of aldolase A were replaced by Ala and the COOH-terminal Tyr of aldolases A and B was replaced by Ser. The three mutant aldolases A thus prepared, A-C72A, A-C338A, and A-C72,338A, were indistinguishable from the wild-type enzyme with respect to general catalytic properties, while the replacement of Tyr-363 by Ser in aldolase A (A-Y363S) resulted in decreases of the Vmax of the fructose-1, 6-bisphosphate (FDP) cleavage reaction, activity ratio of FDP/fructose-1-phosphate (F1P), and the Km values for FDP and F1P. The wild-type and all the mutant aldolase A proteins exhibited similar thermal stabilities. In contrast, the mutant aldolase A proteins were more stable than the wild-type enzyme against tryptic and alpha-chymotryptic digestions. Based upon these results it is concluded that the strictly conserved Tyr-363 of human aldolase A is required for the catalytic function with FDP as the substrate, while neither Cys-72 nor Cys-338 directly takes part in the catalytic function although the two Cys residues may be involved in maintaining the correct spatial conformation of aldolase A. Replacement of Tyr-363 by Ser in human aldolase B lowered the Km value for FDP appreciably and also diminished the stability against elevated temperatures and tryptic digestion.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Site-directed mutagenesis of human aldolase isozymes: the role of Cys-72 and Cys-338 residues of aldolase A and of the carboxy-terminal Tyr residues of aldolases A and B. 265 66

The effects of recombinant human interleukin-1 beta (rhIL-1 beta) on various serum constituents were studied following subcutaneous injection (12.5 or 125 micrograms/kg) in female Wistar rats. Protein electrophoresis and the determination of the serum concentrations of carboxypeptidase N (CPN), aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, aldolase, total proteins, iron, urea, creatinine, and several amino acids were performed 12, 24, and 72 hr after injection. With both doses of rhIL-1 beta, iron, albumin, CPN, and lysine were significantly decreased whereas alpha 2-globulin, urea, and creatinine were significantly increased 12 hr after administration. Iron and CPN were still low after 24 hr but returned to normal levels after 72 hr. With the higher dose of rhIL-1 beta, only alanine and phenylalanine levels were increased after 12 and 72 hr, taurine after 12 hr, and methionine after 24 hr. There were no biochemical or histological signs of hepatotoxicity. The findings indicate that rhIL-1 beta produces a reversible alteration of various biochemical plasma constituents without any apparent signs of cytotoxicity. Moreover, the decrease in CPN observed may influence the degradation of inflammatory peptides.
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PMID:Recombinant human interleukin-1 beta decreases serum carboxypeptidase N and modifies serum amino acid concentrations in rats. 278 29

Pure 2-keto-4-hydroxyglutarate aldolase of Escherichia coli, a "lysine-type" trimeric enzyme which has the unique properties of forming an "abortive" Schiff-base intermediate with glyoxylate (the aldehydic product/substrate) and of showing strong beta-decarboxylase activity toward oxalacetate, binds any one of its substrates (2-keto-4-hydroxyglutarate, pyruvate, or glyoxylate) in a competitive manner. To determine whether the substrates bind at the same or different (juxta-positioned) sites and what degree of homology might exist between the active-site lysine peptide of this enzyme and that of other lysine-type (Class I) aldolases or beta-decarboxylases, the azomethine formed separately by this aldolase with either [14C]pyruvate or [14C]glyoxylate was reduced with CNBH3-. After each enzyme adduct was digested with trypsin, the 14C-labeled peptide was isolated, purified, and subjected to amino acid analysis and sequence determination. In each case, the same 14-amino acid lysine-peptide was isolated and found to have the following primary sequence: Glu-Phe-*Lys-Phe-Phe-Pro-Ala-Glu-Ala-Asn-Gly-Gly-Val-Lys (where * = the active-site lysine). Hence, glyoxylate competes for, and inhibits aldolase activity by reacting with, the one active-site lysine residue/subunit. This active-site lysine peptide has a high degree (65%) of homology with that of 2-keto-3-deoxy-6-phosphogluconate aldolase of Pseudomonas putida but is not similar to that of any Class I fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase or of acetoacetate beta-decarboxylase of Clostridium acetobutylicum. Furthermore, it was found that extensive reaction of glyoxylate with the N-terminal amino group of this enzyme may well be general complicating factor in sequence studies with proteins plus glyoxylate.
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PMID:Amino acid sequence of the pyruvate and the glyoxylate active-site lysine peptide of Escherichia coli 2-keto-4-hydroxyglutarate aldolase. 309 43

The effect of hemineurin on the clinical picture and the course of severe forms of delirium tremens was studied over time in 28 male patients who were simultaneously examined for the enzymic activity of the liver and parameters of the cholinergic system. The activity of alanine (AlAT) and aspartate aminotransferases (AsAT), sorbite dehydrogenase (SorDH), fructose-1-phosphate aldolase, blood acetylcholine (AC) levels, the activity of acetylcholine esterase in the whole blood (ACWB) and acetylcholine esterase of red blood cells (ACRC) determined in the course of treatment showed that hemineurin, in addition to a marked sedative effect, contributed to rapid normalization of liver function and carbohydrate metabolism. The effect of hemineurin helped to restore the synthesis and acetylation of CoA, to stimulate AC metabolism, and to set a relative balance of the mediator systems, ensuring the prevention of dangerous complications (acute cardiovascular insufficiency, cerebral edema) in severe cases of delirium tremens.
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PMID:[Effect of heminevrin on the functional status of the liver and cholinergic system during treatment of severe forms of alcoholic delirium]. 370 30

Rabbit liver cathepsin M, a sulfhydryl proteinase similar in catalytic properties to cathepsin B, causes a decrease in the activity of rabbit muscle aldolase assayed with fructose 1,6-bisphosphate but not with fructose 1-phosphate. Proteolytic modification of aldolase by cathepsin M is limited to the removal of small peptides from the COOH-terminus, including the COOH-terminal hexapeptide NH2-Ile-Ser-Asn-His-Ala-TyrOH. Correlation of loss of aldolase activity with COOH-terminal modification indicates that only three of the four subunits of muscle aldolase contribute to the catalytic activity of the tetrameric enzyme.
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PMID:Sites of cleavage of rabbit muscle aldolase by purified cathepsin M from rabbit liver. 370 51

The metabolism of hydroxyproline by the rat kidney leads to the production of significant quantities of both glycine and serine. This process was observed in both the isolated perfused kidney and in isolated cortical tubule suspensions. The rate of hydroxyproline metabolism was increased in both preparations by the addition of alanine. The distribution of hydroxyproline oxidase, hydroxyoxoglutarate aldolase and alanine-glyoxalate transaminase were determined in detail. All three enzymes were found exclusively in the renal cortex where they were restricted to the mitochondria. Cortical tubule fractionation studies indicated that the enzymes are located in the proximal convoluted and proximal straight segments at the nephron. The results suggest that hydroxyproline degradation could contribute significantly to the renal synthesis of serine.
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PMID:Hydroxyproline metabolism by the rat kidney: distribution of renal enzymes of hydroxyproline catabolism and renal conversion of hydroxyproline to glycine and serine. 393 Sep 16


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