Activity of orotate metabolizing enzyme complex and various urea-cycle enzymes in mutant mice with ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency

Summary The overall activity of the enzyme complex consisting of orotate phosphoribosyl transferase and orotidine monophosphate decarboxylase, and of various enzymes of the urea cycle, has been studied in sparse-fur (spf) mutant mice with ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency. The enzyme complex has a lower overall activity, which could be caused by disturbed pyrimidine metabolism due to hyperammonemia. Other enzymes of the urea cycle do not show any significant change.Acknowledgments. The research was supported by a grant from the Conseil des Clubs Sociaux and Fondation Justine Lacoste Beaubien, Montréal. The authors wish to thank Ms Louise Poulin and Ms Francine Poisson for technical assistance.     

Adaptation of the pituitary gland to prolonged LRH stimulation

Summary With prolonged constant rate infusion of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LRH), the LH secretion rate of the rat pituitary gland changes continuously until a steady state of relative desensitization has developed. Recovery from this state can occur independently from changes in the pituitary's LH content.     

Respiration rates and peroxidase activity in virus-infectedPhaseolus vulgaris

Zusammenfassung Atmungsgeschwindigkeit und Peroxidasetätigkeit mit Tabak-Nekrose-Virus eingespritzter Primärblätter desPhaseolus vulgaris L. nehmen bei 26°C vor dem Erscheinen der lokalen Wunden zu, und zwar proportional zur Wundenzahl und ebenso in Abhängigkeit vom Abstand der Periode vom Zeitpunkt der Einspritzung an.     

Il succinato ed il fumarato quali regolatori dei sistemi enzimatici ossidasici dei grassi. Nota V

Résumé Dans le foie de cobaye, l'activité du système enzymatique oxydasique des acides gras est renforcée par une faible oxydation des acides succiniques et fumariques, tandis qu'elle est inhibée par une oxydation élevée. Il s'agit, peut-être, d'une concurrence pour l'ADP ou bien pour les transporteurs d'hydrogène.