Metabolic properties of low ATP erythrocytes of the monotremes

FEBS Letters

Kim, Hyun Dju³  Nicol, Stewart⁴  Isaacks, Russel E.²  Sallis, John¹  Zeidler, Robert B.³ 

[1] Department of Biochemistry, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia;Veterans Administration Medical Center and Department of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA;Department of Pharmacology, University of Alabama in Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA;Department of Physiology, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

关键词: ATP synthesis;    Monotreme erythrocyte;    Glycolysis;   

DOI  :  10.1016/0014-5793(84)80837-6

学科分类：生物化学/生物物理

来源: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

【 摘 要 】

The erythrocytes of the monotrenes, having a trace amount of ATP, can metabolize glucose to lactate at a rate comparable to human and other mammalian erythrocytes. The echidna energy metabolism is unique in that adenosine can stimulate glycolytic carbon flow, resulting in a nearly 20-fold net synthesis of ATP.

【 授权许可】

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