| Literature DB >> 10630631 |
P E Raimann1, I C Custodio de Souza, E A Bernard, F C Guma.
Abstract
Mammalian sphingomyelinases have been implicated in many important physiological and pathophysiological processes. The seminiferous tubules of immature (19 day-old) Wistar rats have at least three types of sphingomyelinases, a lysosomal one and two microsomal ones. One of the microsomal sphingomyelinases is active at pH 6.5 and is stimulated by Mn2+ > Co2+ > Mg2+, and the other is active at pH 7.4 and is stimulated by Mn2+ > Mg2+ and inhibited by Co2+. The two microsomal enzymes are only slightly inhibited by EDTA and at pH 7.4 the stimulatory effects of Mn2+ and Mg2+ are additive. These data characterize the existence of two different membrane-bound sphingomyelinases in the seminiferous tubules of the rat.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10630631 DOI: 10.1023/a:1007046024246
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Cell Biochem ISSN: 0300-8177 Impact factor: 3.396