title: Benzoyl-L-arginine methyl ester (BAME)-esterase activity in human plasma during the gravidic-puerperal cycle.
abstract: Benzoyl-L-arginine methyl ester (BAME)-esterase activity of plasma was measured in women going through the gravidic-puerperal cycle and compared with plasma of non-pregnant women. Plasma from women in the 36th to 40th week of pregnancy hydrolyzes BAME two times more rapidly than that from non-pregnant women. During pregnancy, BAME-esterase activity in plasma increases progressively up to the 40th week, decreases during labor, and after delivery reaches the same level as in non-pregnant women. The BAME-esterase activity of plasma was affected by the storage temperature, with differences demonstrable between -20 and -4 C and between pregnant and non-pregnant women.
mesh_terms: D001120:Arginine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D001793:Blood Preservation; D001920:Bradykinin / Q000096:biosynthesis; D002265:Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D005615:Freezing; D006801:Humans; D006868:Hydrolysis; D007704:Kininogens / Q000378:metabolism; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D012016:Reference Values; D012034:Refrigeration; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D007704:Kininogens; D001120:Arginine; D002265:Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases; D001920:Bradykinin