scholarly journals Studies on incorporation of amino acids into protein in isolated rat-liver ribosomes

1961 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 168-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
A KORNER
1975 ◽  
Vol 146 (2) ◽  
pp. 457-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
J M Mourão ◽  
J D McGivan ◽  
J B Chappell

With either alanine or a mixture of 15 different amino acids as nitrogen source, the addition of L-leucine inhibited the synthesis of urea by isolated rat liver cells. With alanine present leucine promoted the production of glutamate and glutamine. Comparison of effects of leucine on soluble glutamate dehydrogenase, mitochondria and isolated cells supports the postulate that leucine exerts its effect through activation of glutamate dehydrogenase. It is suggested that this latter enzyme may not be as important for the production of NH3 for carbamoyl phosphate synthesis as has been considered hitherto.


1974 ◽  
Vol 142 (3) ◽  
pp. 695-697 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margherita Greco ◽  
Lucio Montanaro ◽  
Francesco Novello ◽  
Cecilia Saccone ◽  
Simonetta Sperti ◽  
...  

1. Ricin, a toxic protein from the seeds of Ricinus communis which inhibits poly(U)-directed polyphenylalanine synthesis by rat liver ribosomes (Montanaro et al., 1973), does not affect protein synthesis by isolated rat liver mitochondria. 2. The toxin is ineffective also on poly(U)-directed polyphenylalanine synthesis in reconstituted systems with ribosomes isolated from rat liver mitochondria or from Escherichia coli. 3. Ricin inhibits protein synthesis by isolated rat liver nuclei, but at concentrations much higher than those affecting rat liver ribosomes.


1985 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 693-694
Author(s):  
MARK SALTER ◽  
RICHARD G. KNOWLES ◽  
CHRISTOPHER I. POGSON

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document