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Abstract
The activity of pyruvate dehydrogenase was assayed in extracts of rat hearts perfused in vitro with media containing glucose and insulin+/-acetate+/-dichloroacetate. Dichloroacetate (100mum, 1mm or 10mm) increased the activity of pyruvate dehydrogenase in perfusions with glucose or glucose+acetate. Evidence is given that dichloroacetate may facilitate the conversion of pyruvate dehydrogenase from an inactive (phosphorylated) form into an active (dephosphorylated) form.Entities:
Year: 1973 PMID: 16742828 PMCID: PMC1177854 DOI: 10.1042/bj1340651
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857