Artigo Revisado por pares

Synthesis and degradation of UDP-glucuronic acid in the hyalocytes of calf vitreous

1967; Elsevier BV; Volume: 6; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0014-4835(67)80006-x

ISSN

1096-0007

Autores

Bernard Jacobson,

Tópico(s)

Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis

Resumo

Uridine 5′-diphosphoglucose dehydrogenase, which catalyzes the oxidation of uridine 5′-diphosphoglucose to uridine 5′-diphosphoglucuronic acid, has been identified in extracts of calf vitreous hyalocytes. In addition, an enzyme system that degrades uridine 5′-diphosphoglucuronic acid to uridine and free glucuronic acid also has been identified. The role of these enzymes in vitreous metabolism is discussed.

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