Alanine aminopeptidase activity and autolysis in the tails of Rana catesbeiana larvae during metamorphosis.

Autor: Little GH; Department of Biochemistry, Texas Tech University School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX., Garner CW, Pelley JW
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Comparative biochemistry and physiology. B, Comparative biochemistry [Comp Biochem Physiol B] 1979; Vol. 62 (2), pp. 163-5.
DOI: 10.1016/0305-0491(79)90305-5
Abstrakt: 1. Alanine aminopeptidase activity and autolysis increase concomitantly in tail tissue of Rana catesbeiana tadpoles during metamorphosis. 2. significant increases first appear at Taylor and Kollros state XX and coincide with the beginning of tail regression as determined by the tail wt body wt ration. 3. The results suggest a role of alanine aminopeptidase in the mechanism of tail resorption.
Databáze: MEDLINE