Distribution of some enzymes concerning carbohydrate metabolism in sea urchin eggs |
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Authors: | I Yasumasu A Fujiwara R L Shoger K Asami |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Biology, School of Education, Waseda University, Totsuka, Tokyo, Japan;2. Division of Biology, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba 280, Japan |
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Abstract: | As an aid to the elucidation of the mechanism of activation of glycolysis upon fertilization, the activity and the distribution of the enzymes concerned were measured in unfertilized and fertilized eggs of Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus and Pseudocentrotus depressus. The enzymes investigated were phosphorylase, exo-1,4-α-glucosidase, hexokinase, phosphoglucomutase, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, glucosephosphate isomerase, 6-phosphofructokinase, hexosediphosphatase, fructose-bisphosphate aldolase, pyruvate kinase, and lactate dehydrogenase.Phosphorylase and pyruvate kinase were the enzymes which were activated upon fertilization. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and a part of aldolase changed their distribution from the particulate to the soluble fraction upon fertilization. Advantages of enzyme activation over changes in enzyme distribution upon fertilization were discussed as a mechanism for the fertilization-induced activation of glycolysis. |
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