|
|
|
|
|
| Peres,G.B.; Juliano,M.A.; Aguiar,J.A.K.; Michelacci,Y.M.. |
| It has been previously shown that dextran sulfate administered to diabetic rats accumulates in the liver and kidney, and this could be due to a malfunction of the lysosomal digestive pathway. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the expression and activities of lysosomal enzymes that act upon proteins and sulfated polysaccharides in the livers of diabetic rats. Diabetes mellitus was induced by streptozotocin in 26 male Wistar rats (12 weeks old), while 26 age-matched controls received only vehicle. The livers were removed on either the 10th or the 30th day of the disease, weighed, and used to evaluate the activity, expression, and localization of lysosomal enzymes. A 50-60% decrease in the specific activities of cysteine proteases, especially... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Liver; Diabetes mellitus; Lysosomal enzymes; Cathepsin; Glycosidase; Sulfatase. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2014000600452 |
| |
|
| |
|
|
| Aguiar,J.A.K.; Michelacci,Y.M.. |
| Flavobacterium heparinum is a soil bacterium that produces several mucopolysaccharidases such as heparinase, heparitinases I and II, and chondroitinases AC, B, C and ABC. The purpose of the present study was to optimize the preparation of F. heparinum chondroitinases, which are very useful tools for the identification and structural characterization of chondroitin and dermatan sulfates. We observed that during the routine procedure for cell disruption (ultrasound, 100 kHz, 5 min) some of the chondroitinase B activity was lost. Using milder conditions (2 min), most of the chondroitinase B and AC protein was solubilized and the enzyme activities were preserved. Tryptic soy broth without glucose was the best culture medium both for bacterial growth and enzyme... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Chondroitinases; Mucopolysaccharidases; Dermatan sulfate; Chondroitin sulfate. |
| Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1999000500007 |
| |
|
|
|
