Apparent synergism between amino donors for CTP synthesis in Chinese hamster fibroblasts

Autor: McLaren, John D., Chu, Ernest H. Y.
Zdroj: Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry; September 1983, Vol. 57 Issue: 2 p167-175, 9p
Abstrakt: The synergistic effects of potential amino donors were studied in the assay of CTP synthetase in extracts of Chinese hamster fibroblasts. We found that L-glutamine was not effective as the sole amino donor, but combinations of L-glutamine with NH4HCO3, L-arginine or potassium phosphate did result in the conversion of UTP to CTP. L-arginine or potassium phosphate were also not effective when used alone, and NH4HCO3 was only slightly effective. Our studies demonstrate that the individual synergistic combinations were not additive; multiple combinations of components decreased rather than increased the formation of CTP.
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