2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid influx is mediated by an active transport system in Chinese hamster ovary cells

Autor: Jorge R. Bergesse, Héctor Balegno
Rok vydání: 1995
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Zdroj: Toxicology Letters. 81:167-173
ISSN: 0378-4274
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4274(95)03428-5
Popis: The influx of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) into Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells was studied. The cells mainly took up but did not metabolize the undissociated form of the herbicide. The uptake of 2,4-D was carried out against a concentration gradient and was inhibited by sodium azide and dinitrophenol. The results presented here show that the herbicide influx was an active, energy dependent process. (Na+ + K+)ATPase does not seem to be involved because ouabain, an inhibitor of the enzyme, did not affect the 2,4-D uptake.
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