| Literature DB >> 4981033 |
J W Severinghaus, F N Hamilton, S Cotev.
Abstract
Sudden oxygenation of a thin film of rat brain homogenate, suspended between the surface of a glass pH-sensitive electrode and a gas-permeable membrane, is accompanied by a fall in pH, which is greater when carbonic anhydrase is inhibited. The result suggests that oxidative decarboxylation yields carbonic acid (HCO(3)- and H(+)), which dissociates to form molecular carbon dioxide. Brain carbonic anhydrase facilitates the formation of carbon dioxide from the decarboxylation products.Entities:
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Year: 1969 PMID: 4981033 PMCID: PMC1184955 DOI: 10.1042/bj1140703
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857